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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Running the Race of All Races
I had blisters on my feet and walked with a limp for a week. Running a 5k was something I had not attempted since over half my lifetime ago. This was no ordinary 5k. There was mud and a lot of it. Some people wonder why someone would do something ...Read More
Friday, May 11, 2012
Spoken Word Testimony
See I didn’t know what love was I was so insecure never felt good enoughFelt like I had earn God’s love by my work through the lawBut I always fell short due to my inherited sin nature from the fallSo I had to fall on my knees Because I ...Read More
Monday, April 30, 2012
A Child of the Living God
I “asked Jesus into my heart” when I was four years old in a Toys R Us parking lot. Earlier this same year I had been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) – a cancer caused by overproduction of immature white blood ...Read More
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Engage Helps in Time of Need
The night of January 17, I was woken up at 3:30am to the sound of my phone ringing and someone banging on our door. I got up, got some clothes on, and went out to find Shana* crying at our picnic table. Shana was our neighbor for almost a year. In ...Read More
Friday, April 27, 2012
Engage Memphis Cares for the Fatherless
Mark and Tona with their children: Camden, Mia, Mallie, and Dax I am incredibly thankful for the support Engage Memphis has given 1.17 Adoption and Foster Care Ministry over the past year. When Mark and I started the adoption journey of our ...Read More
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Training Pastors
Resident Pastor Steve Coble explains how the Engage Memphis Fund provides training and impacts future ...Read More
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Resurrection Sunday
He is risen! He is risen indeed. We loved coming together to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord as one Body at the Cannon Center in Downtown ...Read More
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Overcoming Fear
In the spring of 2000, my mother developed a viral infection in her heart. My mom’s heart recovered, but her kidneys were damaged. This began a journey that in many respects has not ended, but God has been there at every twist and turn. My ...Read More
Monday, April 16, 2012
Engage Memphis Equipping Leaders
When I joined the Pastoral Residency, I didn’t fully understand how Engage Memphis would impact my position or my future. Since 2010, I’ve been attending Mid-America Baptist Seminary in Cordova. The camaraderie and friendship ...Read More
Monday, April 9, 2012
The Most Jewish Thing I Could Ever Do
On the left: Jerry and his wife Karen To read Jerry's full story, click here. Other faiths made no sense. They could not withstand the lens of my intellectual microscope. My God must be perfect, holy, and worthy of my devotion. I was not going to ...Read More
