Let’s Not Play Church #1
What is the church?We have all heard the term “church” thrown about in many occasions. “We are going to church.”“Do you know brother (enter desired name) at church?” The church is at (enter desired address). In the above mentioned contexts, the church seems to be...
A New Beginning
Let’s be honest here. Lonnie Richardson Ministries drew its first infantile breaths late last year. Just as a baby learns to identify his/her parents certain developmental milestones began to be accomplished, God graced us with a small measure of success. However, we...
Thoughts on this coming EASTER…
Never considered myself to be a great writer, or teacher for that matter. However, it has been pointed out to me that I occasionally have spurious knack for putting words in a way that can be thought provoking. As I contemplate this Easter I am reminded that Jesus...
Prayer: A Pattern Worth Repeating
We all know Matthew 6:9-13 as "The Lord's Prayer". However, do you realize the significance of that passage of Scripture? Do you realize that Jesus has given us explicit and detailed instructions on how we are to pray? Jesus' opening words "Pray, then, in this way:"...
Witnessing: Witness for REVIVAL
About three weeks ago I tore the calf muscle and plantar ligament in my left leg. That’s bad in regards to the fact that it is a rather painful injury. However, it has also been a good thing that I have had the time to delve more deeply into Bible study, prayer, and discipleship. Witnessing was one of the areas of daily living that I have devoted a great deal of time in study and prayer to.
It has been a hectic time…
I am truly amazed that God can love someone like me. God is so good and I am so stinking rotten. I have been lax on posting here during the month of February and as I look over the reasons I fear that I must admit that those reasons are no more than a collection of...
Discipleship: A Continuing Process of Identity
Yesterday I heard a powerful testimony that centered around the simple context of identity. It was a testimony of salvation tainted with spoils of a life slowly changing because there was a lack of dicipleship which lead to a confused state of identity. There was no...
Bible Study: Apologetically Speaking
The word apologetics is an English derivative of the Greek word apologia which means “answer”. Apologetics has absolutely nothing to do with apologizing about anything. Apologetics, according to Grudem’s Systematic Theology is “providing a defense of the truthfulness...
Prayer: The VALUE of Prayer
Does prayer have value? Certainly! Why would God give us a means of communicating with Him and communing with Him if prayer had no value? Roy Gingrich in "Continuation of Salvation Doctrines" gives us plenty of insight regarding the value of prayer. Let's explore the...
Witnessing: The Time Is Now!
I recently had the opportunity to watch the movie documentary "UNSTOPPABLE" which I enjoyed very much. I know the movie has been out for awhile but I seem to have fallen into the gulley of not keeping current with what is going on in the world outside of what I have...
About LJRM
I grew up in Northeast Louisiana in a very rural area five miles east of Kilbourne. I work as a Licensed Practical Nurse in a nursing home providing care for people with various forms of dementia. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Religion from Liberty University and I am an ordained Deacon at our church, The Gathering Church, in South Knoxville, TN. Additionally, I am an ordained Minister of the Gospel by the same church....read more