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My Advice for Ministry Staff Members
Over the last few years, I have had the privilege of spending time with a number of church staff members in the places where I have been preaching. This is always a great joy for me. More than eighteen years of my life and ministry were spent as a staff member. Tammy and I were…
Hymn History: Now Thank We All Our God
"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 We are thrilled to...
Hymn History: Abide With Me
"But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry...
New Book Release!!!
Dreams. Opportunity. Favor. Power. Blessings. Purpose. Jealousy. Conflict. Betrayal. Temptation. Prison. Difficulty. All of this and much more is found in the story of Joseph....
5 Lessons I’ve Learned
(The following article is by Chase Whitten. He is now serving as an associate evangelist with ETJ and assisting with a number of gospel projects....
Comfort in Troubling Times
Do you have a favorite psalm? The psalm I hear most often referred to is Psalm 23. Unfortunately, it has become so associated with funerals...
Hymn History: When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder
“And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book...
Hymn History: The Ninety and Nine
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine,...
No Substitute for Faithfulness
This week I have been speaking in a church in south Georgia. (Let me say that I am grateful it is not an outdoor meeting...
Mr. Eternity
Several years ago I heard the story of Australian, Arthur Stace. During a visit to Sydney I was able to verify the legitimacy of the...
Hymn History: Blest Be the Tie the Binds
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that...
The Newest Member of our ETJ Team
One of the divine designs in ministry is that we are to labor alongside one another. God gave Moses a Joshua and Elijah an Elisha....
What in the World Is Going On?!?
Have you noticed? It seems the whole world is "out of sync" and people everywhere have gone crazy! At times like these people reveal what...
Hymn History: Near to the Heart of God
“The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.“ – Psalm 145:18 We are thrilled to...
My Hero Behind the Scenes
The greatest heroes often work behind the scenes. They labor where others cannot see and carry burdens when no one else knows. I am increasingly...
When Life Brings Us to Our Knees
Have you ever been so weak, so weary, so wounded that your legs gave out? You did not even have strength to stand up! Occasionally,...
Hymn History: Jesus Is the Sweetest Name I Know
Hymn History: Jesus Is the Sweetest Name I Know “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every...
