I Threw My Bat and Learned a Lesson
I was a 20-year-old college student playing in a city-league softball tournament. I was having a bad game and was becoming more frustrated with myself as each inning passed. In my final at-bat I got out…again. I was so mad that I threw the bat down and yelled in frustration. Then I remembered that my friends were there, along with their two young sons. I was very close with this family, and the boys were young and impressionable. They were cheering me on and witnessed every bit of my outburst. Our words… Read More
Worthy to Suffer
Persecution is part of being a follower of Jesus. He was “despised and rejected by men” (Isaiah 53). As His followers, we not only know the “power of His resurrection,” but also the “fellowship of His sufferings” (Philippians 3:10). Stephen was a respected man in his community, filled with the Holy Spirit, wise, and one through whom miracles and wonders were manifest. Yet, the truth he spoke was fiercely rejected, resulting in his arrest and eventual death by stoning. Truth confronts. Many people reject truth because they don’t want to face their… Read More
I Gave My Life to Jesus
I gave my life to Jesus Christ when I was five or six years old. Unlike many people who remember and can quote the exact day of their conversion, I was so young that I only remember the setting and the general details of that moment. Because I was so young when I got saved, I sometimes questioned whether or not I had really understood the full weight of my decision to follow Jesus. Yet, I knew in my heart that, with all sincerity, I loved Jesus and wanted desperately to please… Read More
Pastor Dale Jenkins 