PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “BY PASSING THE POOL OF SILOAM” By: Ron Woodrum Joni EricksonTada was born in 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, the youngest of four daughters.[As a teenager, Tada enjoyed riding horses, hiking, tennis, and swimming. On July 30, 1967, she dove into Chesapeake Bay ,after misjudging the shallowness of the water. She suffered a…
Pastor’s Perspective: Radical or Ludicrous Twaddle? By: Ron Woodrum John Henry Jowett said, “ministry that costs nothing, accomplishes nothing!”. That statement may be one of the most pertinent comments on the modern evangelical church today. We have heard our Lord’s commission. We have committed ourselves to carrying it out, in obedience to His command. It…
Pastor’s Perspective: Disciples armed with the Sword and Trowel By: Ron Woodrum Several years ago, while visiting the Henson-Robinson zoo in Springfield, Illinois, Justin was attracted to the beautiful peacock. As he approached this beautiful bird, it turned on him, an in an instant startled him with a scream that drives all around it…