"We don't believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true." - Dallas Willard

Dana and Her Children

Happy Mother's Day to Dana! I am so grateful to have a wife who loves to have and care for children. She is doing a great job! Here is a picture of her with her seven children (one born in three weeks!).

Defeat the Devil . . . Be a Mom

On Mother's Day I taught on the interesting relationship between being a mother and the spiritual war against Satan and the testimony of the church (Titus 2:4-5; 1 Tim 2:8-15; 5:9-16). There were two basic principles we discussed. The first, which is particularly despicable to our culture, is this: In general, God intends for women to be mothers. This is the assumption of Scripture, especially the passages in view. Excepted, of course, are those that God calls to be single and those who are not able to have children. The second principle is this: When women live out their role as mothers, they are less vulnerable to the attacks of Satan. There is also in this message a lengthy discussion on modesty from 1 Tim 2:9-10. You can listen to it in the audio player on the right side bar.

Important Moments

Nathaniel turns four.

Bethany's first piano recital.

Guy McDill (My Grandpa)

I recently received an e-mail from my Dad about his Dad. He died the same year I was born, so I never met him, but have heard so many great stories about him. We have always said that Grandpa and I greeted one another in 1973 as he was going up and I was coming down. Here is what Dad sent me: May 7 is the 100th birthday of Guy Vernon McDill.  He was born in 1910 in Newton County Mississippi and died in 1973 and is buried in Beaumont.  Attached are a few old pictures.

This is Guy and Ruby McDill in 1939

Guy, Ruby, and Wayne (my dad) on vacation.

This photo was taken in 1962 when Dad, Mom and Bob visited Blanchard, Louisiana at the birth of Michael (my oldest brother).  Guy was 52 at the time.

Sunday Morning Pictures

I took these pictures of Bethany (almost 11) and Kathryn (2) last Sunday.

HCF Picnic

We had a great time last night picnicking at our house with our church. We ate, talked, and played basketball and Wiffle ball. Here are some pictures. You can see a few more in this album. Ellie Casner and Hannah are buds (left)

In order below:

Here are the Wiffle ball teams together.

Christina, Anna, and Meredith

Kassie and Bethany

Kathryn and LeeAnne are buds.

Are You "In the Ministry"?

The American church has professionalized and glorified ministry. So much so that it is no longer seen as the responsibility of us regular believers. What does the Bible say about ministry? I have uploaded the next part in the series on Doing the Work of the Lord from 1 Corinthians 16:5-18. You can listen to it in the Teaching Audio player on the right side bar.