by Jean A Sturgill | Fundamentals, The Body of Christ
About 20 years ago a neighbor said to me that the church doors could close in a generation. That almost stopped me in my tracks. After thinking about it, I realized she was right. Nearly every time I have visited a small church over the last 20 years and realized that...
by Jean A Sturgill | Fundamentals, Marriage, Family & Relationships
Patrick Smith was born in 1814. He was baptized in 1831. In 1839, he was 25 and still considered uneducated. He had a smattering of Latin, and in 1840 he worked on his reading and writing. About 1841 or 1842, he was ordained. As this Baptist preacher preached, folks...
by Jean A Sturgill | Fundamentals, Learning to Walk
All hope was gone for the apostles the day Jesus died on the cross. They were very discouraged. Have you ever felt discouraged? Perhaps it was hard to see beyond the moment. If you have ever felt like God was very close, then most likely you have also had times when...
by Jean A Sturgill | Fundamentals, Learning to Walk
Have you ever felt like you were going through something that no one else was able to understand? Maybe you did not have anyone else you could talk to about it. Maybe you felt that to some degree you were all alone in your struggle. We have all had those times. When...
by Jean A Sturgill | Fundamentals, The Body of Christ
Have you ever known someone that went to church for years and years thinking they were saved, but then found out they weren’t? I’ve heard stories of folks that came to know the Lord after years of just thinking they did. It is hard for us to imagine that happening,...
by Jean A Sturgill | Fundamentals, Learning to Walk, Marriage, Family & Relationships
I set up a display some years back. A man came by and stood in my face and said to me that the Bible was the biggest piece of fiction ever written. If you know me, then you know I did not hesitate to have a little chat with this person. I pray for the continued...
