PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “The Chief and Only thing wrong with the world” (By: Ron Woodrum) Several years ago, Ted Koppel, the anchor of ABC’s Nightline for over 40 years, spoke at a commencement ceremony at Duke University. His address was not well received. This is what he said, “We have actually convinced ourselves that slogans…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “Christ-centered or Christ-haunted?” (By: Ron Woodrum) Flannery O’Conner was an American writer an essayist who was an important voice in American literature. She wrote two novels, but was especially known for her short stories, reviews and commentaries. She was a Southern writer and oftern wrote in a Southern Gothic style. On one…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “DOING WHAT ALL THE KING’S HORSES AND ALL THE KING’S COULD NOT DO”. (By: Ron Woodrum) One of the most interesting movies of the 1970’s was the 1976 movie All The President’s Men, starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. The movie was about how two Washington Post reporters-Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward-played…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “HE’S BACK!-A CLEAR AND ETERNAL LESSON FOR US?” (By: Ron Woodrum) When I say-“he’s back!”-what comes to your mind? In 2013,Timur Vermes, released a documentary, more of a mockumentary that tried to present how Hitler would react today, if he returned to modern Berlin Germany. But that is not what I am…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “THE CROSS OF CHRIST STILL TOWERS OVER THE WRECKS OF TIME!” (By: Ron Woodrum) The year was 1970, the tail end of the wild ’60’s in American history. Dr. E. Stanley Jones, the famous Methodist missionary/author/evangelist was asked to name the number one problem of the Church. He replied quickly, without hesitation-“the…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “MODERN-DAY DILEMNA-THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE INNER MAN” The other day I had the joy of visiting with one of my very best Pastor friends through the modern day miracle of instant e-mail. He asked about the Church and ministry today. He and I have been involved in Southern Baptist ministry now…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “THAT INCREDIBLE CHRISTIAN”-TO BE OR NOT TO BE? By: Ron Woodrum In the 300’s A.D. The Roman World was struggling to retain its greatness. The citizens of Rome were disillusioned with the religions of the pagan empire. Life was hard. The future was uncertain. People were starting to search for a…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “Reconciliation-Reconstruction-Renovation”. (By: Ron Woodrum) Remember as kids when we sang the nursery rhyme “London Bridge Is Falling Down”? It went something like this-“London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling down. My Fair Lady”. The next verse said, “build it up with wood and clay”. That…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: A GENERATION QUESTIONING GOD. (By: Ron Woodrum) Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud, is the name of a book written by the amazingly able and influential Christian writer Phillip Yancey. What are those questions? Number one is, Is God Unfair? Number two is, Is God Silent? Number three is, Is…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: THE INVITATION THAT MAKES IT PLAIN! (By: Ron Woodrum) The Swiss Evangelist and hymn writer Cesar Malan always liked to speak a word for Jesus. One day, while visiting England, he spoke to a young lady who was sitting at his table. He said he hoped that she was a Christian. Charlotte…