Newsletter July 2022

Many years ago, as I was trying to make one of the hardest decisions of my life, transitioning from pastoral care at Bellevue Baptist Church to beginning Abiding Above Ministries, I sensed God lay this on my heart: Go and make disciples to the nations. This will involve you in two primary things: 1) Preach […]

Newsletter April 2021

Thank you so much for praying and for giving to this ministry as we continue to encourage people here and around the world towards a personal relationship and ongoing fellowship with Jesus Christ! The March 2021, Gospel Tract Distribution in Tallahassee, Florida included 24 guys blitzing within a five-mile radius of the Florida State Capitol. […]

Newsletter July 2016

Think about this. If you knew for certain you only had 6 months to live, what would you do during that 6 months? Ephesians 5:15 – 17 – “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not […]

Newsletter March 2016

Sometimes life can seem unbearable. Not only are there uncertain times in our personal lives, but also in our nation. What are we to do during these times of uncertainty? We have to discern what God may be up to in our lives. God may be moving us forward in spiritual growth…

Newsletter August 2015

There is hardly a day that goes by that I do not meet or have a conversation with someone who is searching to gain a better understanding of God’s will is for his life. Now, if the person is not a child of God, he must have a personal relationship with Him before he can […]

Newsletter January 2015

I know you had a wonderful Christ-filled Christmas! Our society is becoming increasingly secular but that does not affect our power of choice to keep Christ in Christmas and to make Him first in all that we do throughout each year. Let’s influence our society for Jesus Christ in 2015!

Newsletter November 2013

Praise God for each day that we can love God with all of our hearts and minds and others as we are commanded to love them. In ourselves we do not have the kind of love that the Lord commands. But God never commands us to do something without enabling us to do it. To […]

Newsletter February 2013

The father’s name was John Griffith, he had lost all he had in the stock market crash. So he moved his family to Mississippi where he took a job as bridge operator for a railroad trestle. In 1937, he was involved in a horrible accident. One day his 8 year-old son, Greg, spent the day […]

Newsletter December 2012

This past year we have seen many brothers and sisters in Christ come together in some way to pray for our nation. That has been good and much needed. We felt sure that God would change Washington during this past election. That did not happen. From prayer groups, prayer movements, prayer newsletters, prayer breakfasts, prayer […]