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The Eccentric Preacher Charles Spurgeon once wrote a little book entitled Eccentric Preachers. He described 11 peculiar ministers, his concluding example being Billy Bray of Cornwall, England. Billy, an alcoholic miner, found the Lord at age 29. “I...

Storm Greater: Afraid! “Even when I am afraid,” said the psalmist, “I keep on trusting you” (Psalm 56:3). John Wesley had never been so frightened as on January 25, 1736. He was aboard a small sailing ship somewhere in the mid-Atlantic in mid...

Pastor Saeed Abedini Thanks for “Praying and Fighting for my Freedom” – Pastor Saeed From Iran Prison Saeed Abedini’s Story <:))))><<...

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and des...

The Thirty Years’ War Seventeenth-century Bohemia was a beautiful area at the center of Europe, encircled by mountains and highlands, home of the Moravians. It was the land of John Hus who died for the Reformation before Luther even launched it. An...

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from Oceans // Hillsong   Psalm 121:1 I lift up my eyes to the hills— where does my help come from? Psalm 123:1  I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven. 2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on...

*** housegroup plan for tonight     {WORSHIP SET} One Thing Remain Came To My Rescue   {SKYPE} Psalm 27   {8 TO BE GREAT} 1. Passion. 2. Work. 3. Focus. 4.  Push. 5. Ideas. 6. Improve. 7. Serve. 8. Persist.   {101} Group...

The Forgotten Basin The last half of our Lord’s ministry was marred by envy and infighting among his followers. The disciples plotted against each other even on the eve of Christ’s crucifixion, prompting him to wrap himself in a towel and wash th...

*** i love this great WORD FOR TODAY by life fm!   Picture it one more time – a boat lashed by huge waves, and 12 frightened disciples who thought they were going under. They forgot to look for Jesus to rescue them. Yet as the night advanc...

Do you ever get really discouraged about the state of the modern church? I sure do. I think it is partly my personality type, as I can be a rather melancholy soul. Recently I was catching up on my reading … Continue reading →...

Monday night, over 50 people graduated from Ragland High School.  My younger brother, David Storey was among the people who graduated.  Below are pictures and a video of the baccalaureate ceremony at Hardin’s Chapel Baptist Church on Sunday...

i love this song after hearing on the end of the Jesus Culture Leadership Podcast… but love the free worship on this youtube clip… All the angels cry out, Holy is the Lord God All the earth replies, Holy are You All the angels cry out, Holy is th...

Another excellent episode of The Borgias on Sunday - 3.6 - in which Caterina Sforza is revealed to be even more evil than we thought, certainly more evil than Rodrigo.Her latest plan to cleanse Italy of the Borgias is to get the black plague into the...

Tortured God’s grace arrives just as we need it, appropriate for every challenge. Even if we’re lonely? Even if we’re ill? Yes. Even if we’re tortured? Even then. Michael Sattler, born in Germany around 1490, became a Benedictine monk. As he...

Lirik Lagu dan Chord Kunci Gitar Eric Church - Springsteen Intro : D G D G D To this day when I hear that song,  D I see you standing there on that lawn, G Discount shades, store bought tan, Bm             A flipflops and cut off jeans. D S...

Revivals begin with God’s own people; the Holy Spirit touches their heart anew, and gives them new fervor and compassion, and zeal, new light and life, and when He has thus come to you, He next goes forth to the valley of dry bones…Oh, what respo...

in a fwe weeks we have our ILLUMINATE Daughters Conference – so excited!  this week has been busy organising giveaways and goodie bag treats!  i’ve been so impressed by our local community (connected on fb) who have donated goods and se...

The Earthquake Synod “God is our … fortress,” says Psalm 46. “And so, we won’t be afraid! Let the earth tremble. … ” The trembling of the earth may even reassure God’s children of his power, as happened on this day, St. Dunstan’s Da...

    this is water is a brilliant and challenging speech by david foster wallace about the power of choice and perception. “The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able...