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Most men of today spend a great portion of their lives in pursuit of the answer to one question: What is my purpose? This pursuit plays out in career advancement, financial success, physical achievement, influence, retirement plans, and even ministry titles. We assume purpose is something discovered later in life—after enough experience, enough failure, or enough self-reflection. However, we…

In recent years, America has reached a level of political tension that touches nearly every area of life-including the church. More and more, Christians are making claims such as, “You cannot be a Christian while supporting that party,” or “No true Christian would ever vote for that candidate.” As well as many other statements of the like. Often time these statements are made with great passion…

There is a quiet truth many Christians feel but rarely articulate: a life without discipline is not a life of freedom, but of drift. This quiet truth lies just beneath a cultural narrative that believes that discipline is unnecessary, outdated, and often perceived as harmful. Many take the stance that authenticity matters more than restraint, and that personal freedom can and should be expressed…

“For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many.” – 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 As we read here in 1 Corinthians, we can…

It has always been my belief that God as our creator indeed created man with emotions. Therefore, we should be able to conclude that emotions are an important part of who we are as human beings. Since that fact being the case, it would make sense that our emotions are not generally a terrible thing to experience. However, I will say that, just as with anything else in our lives, our emotions can…

As I sit down to write this blog post, I find myself overwhelmingly aware of the reality of this topic. What I mean is that I have spent much time in thought and prayer as to just how to word my thoughts about patience and how it impacts the Christian life. The problem is, the more I think about getting it done, the more impatient I become about getting the words out to finish the blog post! The…

Anyone who has been “around the block” would testify to the fact that things do not always go the way that we plan or expect. When our expectations are not met, we might sometimes say “life happens.” The truth of the matter is that when our expectations in life are not met, disappointment is the result. Therefore, we should make an effort to notice that expectations, while not always wrong or…

Any of us who have been around the block even only a few times would know that life is not always sunshine and roses. However, often times once we put our faith in Christ for salvation, we soon find out that not even the Christian life is always sunshine and roses. In fact, Jesus taught that there would be trouble. He taught that there would be trouble because people would hate Him. Not to…

Often times as I look around at our world, I wonder if we really see what God sees. I mean are we really able to see people the way God see them? I would like the answer to that question to be yes, of course! However, I think it would not take much pondering on the reality of our lives to discover that, maybe not so much. Jesus answered the question presented to Him by the Pharisees about which…

As disciples of Christ, we are to be in the world in such a way that we are exposing our communities to the love of God. It is the “great commission”! Everything we do and everything we are about should indicate that not only does God love us but also that we love God! We have a powerful resource available to us that provides a pathway to success in this mission. Prayer! It is my belief that…

Since the opening ceremonies at the Paris Olympic Games, there has been much discussion and debate about the very offensive mockery of Christianity and the last supper presentation. Yes, I too take offense to the mockery that was allowed to happen before the entire world publicly. I have read many different social media posts, news articles, as well as blog posts across the internet expressing…

Let me just start this blog post by making something very clear. The purpose of this post is not to condemn the use of social media or any type of internet luxuries that we enjoy in today’s society. Although many preachers do in fact consistently speak against the use of social media or internet activities. That is definitely not me. I, like many of you, use the internet as well as social media…

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.” – Psalm 33:12 Just one week prior to today, on July 14, 2024, I published a blog post entitled, “The Call for Prayer for Our Nation”. The purpose behind that blog post was to point out the real need. That need would be to encourage the Body of Christ to get busy about the Lord’s business. That…

As I was working on the last bits of my Sunday morning sermon work on Saturday afternoon, July 13, 2024, I received a text informing me that President Trump had been shot. I then turned on the news to see what was happening. It was indeed true. Yet he seemed only wounded, thank God. What I had been praying against but also had been expecting had indeed taken place. It was only a matter of time…

30 Years- A Father & Son Journey to Manhood

It has been a year and a half since my son’s funeral. I have decided to share some of his wisdom along with some of my own reflections about our life together in a book which was just published. The title of the book is called 30 Years. Sometimes 30 years does not seem long but sometimes it is a lifetime. The following is an excerpt from one of the chapters. Paperback and E-book available on…

In the beginning of August, I wrote a blogpost about the possibility of Another Great Revival in America? In that post, I talked bout the concern for the Body of Christ as a whole and the need for a spiritual awakening! Also, that post talked about the struggles of compromise and shrinking back in the face of persecution and the pressures of the world.

As I continue with that thought but go a…

“Why Not Me?”

Dustin Gilmer 1990-2020

If you know me personally, then you already know that my wife and I have been dealing with the loss of our son, Dustin L. Gilmer. He was killed when his van struck a concrete barrier dividing the interstate on which he was driving on. This happened just days before his thirtieth birthday. We received a call at around 4:30 am on Friday August 7th, informing us about what…