Just the other day I was reading back over the mission statement of Abiding Above Ministries. I remember my longtime friend, David Rainey, helping me craft this mission statement after a Bible study on the campus of the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home. To share the gospel of Jesus Christ with...
It seems like yesterday we were celebrating 2014, and entering into 2015. And now here it is 2016! I can remember how odd it seemed to think of the year 2000. My dad often said, “Time stands still for no man.” It’s true; time keeps marching on, but when you...
Prayer groups, prayer movements, prayer newsletters, prayer breakfasts, prayer lunches, and prayer vigils – I’ve heard men and women tell about praying all night face down on the floor. We have seen people pray at political events touching every single seat in large auditoriums that seat thousands. We have all...
One of the greatest portions of God’s Word in my mind is that which depicts Jesus loving His disciples in spite of the fact that He knew all they would do. Jesus said this, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have...
I have just returned from leading 19 people in retracing the journeys of the Apostle Paul. Praise the Lord and what a dream come true for me! Three years ago I led a group to Israel on a pilgrimage to see where Jesus was born, lived, and taught. It was...
Summer is past and a beautiful autumn is approaching with the color of the leaves changing. I heard someone say one time, “Isn’t it a joy to watch the leaves die in the autumn?” Now that’s funny and true all at the same time. It’s hard to understand how people...
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...
I want to thank you for your continued prayers and financial support. We are into our 10th year of ministry and it is only possible by God and you, our supporters, as we seek to share the gospel with every person, encourage spiritual growth in every believer, by the power...
My friend, God is doing so much with your support through this ministry. Your help is delivering people from bondage to the truth that sets them free as we share the position, possessions, and privileges that are ours, “in Christ.” Remember, friend, we share in all that He did! Crucified...
When we look into God’s Holy Word, we clearly see, we are called to encourage all people into a relationship with Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul writes to the Church at Rome, Romans 8:28-30 – “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those...