Let’s Not Just “Play” Church!
Let's Not Just "Play" Church!I’ve seen it way too often. No, I’ve experienced it way too often. Too many church bodies in America are merely “playing” church. What do I mean by that statement? Well, if you will allow me to crawl up on my soap box for a few moments...
Bible Study: Old Testament Beginnings
Bible Study: Old TestamentOkay, today we are going to explore the Old Testament briefly to some extent. Actually, we are going to merely begin to explore the Old Testament briefly. Have you ever wondered why the Books of the Old Testament are arranged in the order...
Prayer: Personal Time With God
Prayer: Personal Time With GodPrayer, as I have mentioned previously, is a means of communication with God. It is also a means of praise and worship. Prayer is a means of expressing faith and for thanks giving. But, did you know that God has given us instructions...
Witnessing: The Daily Witness
Witnessing- The Daily WitnessWhat does it mean to witness daily? Well, it could mean several things. It could mean that the power of the Holy Spirit is flowing strong and that you are being brought into people’s lives on a daily basis to share the Gospel of Jesus with...
Discipleship: The Battle for Your Mind
Discipleship: Battles for your mind.Discipleship is a process in which you grow in mind, knowledge, wisdom, and spirit. It is imperative to grow in these areas. If one does not grow in these areas then stagnation occurs and that leads to opportunities for Satan to...
A New Beginning For Small Things
I have been pondering a few weeks as I have been working to put this site together as to what the topic for the first post should be. It is something that I have wrestled with and prayed about to some great extent. Some of the posts in "Daily Living" came easily. That...
Bible Study
In times past, when I would find myself in the grip of depression, sickness, emotional distress, or relational turmoil, I discovered a direct correlation to my lack of Bible reading and Bible study. In other words, when I was not soaking up or devouring God's Word on...
Prayer
Prayer is not merely a religious activity. It is a spiritual necessity! What can be said about prayer? Plenty.Prayer is a means of communicating with God that we may have a relationship with God. In prayer we worship and praise God. We give thanks to God through...
Discipleship
DiscipleshipI once heard it said, “There are two kinds of people. There are those who need to be saved and those who need to be discipled.”What does it mean to be a disciple? In the Greek, the word for disciple is mathetes, which means “follower” or “pupil”....
Witnessing
Acts 1:8 "but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." (NASB)These words, according to Luke (the author of the Book of...
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