16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: Last week my brother and his wife joined 1st Baptist Church of Nowata. He said the pastor is great and that they teach good classes. In fact, the pastor just finished teaching “Masterlife” (a great discipleship course). So we decided … [Read more...]
LTMFS Part 33: Impossible Standards
In May of 1999 I started writing in my journal almost everyday, so I decided to compile several entries into a single post. 16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: I don’t think my brother and his wife are spending enough time in prayer. I prayed for him a lot this … [Read more...]
LTMFS Part 24: Sins, Loopholes, and Church
16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: The day after I wrote that last entry I was miserable. In short, I was guilty because I wasn't witnessing to every person I met. After reading some Charles Finney, I realized that not witnessing to someone when there's an … [Read more...]
LTMFS Part 23: Boredom and Persecution
16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Church was good. The pastor preached from 1st Corinthians 1:18-31 and talked about not forgetting why Christ had to die for us and how wonderful the gospel is. I don't know if it affected anyone. Most of them have been going … [Read more...]
LTMFS Part 21: Peace and Trust
16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: I've been getting up around 6:30 to worship and pray as I watch the sunrise. I feel like I've been much more at peace since I started doing this. I've been in a much better mood in general, but I'm tired today. We had to take … [Read more...]