Pastor's Blog

Happy birthday to our oldest daughter, Deidra.  Sadly, we will not get to see her today as she is, obviously, in Guatemala.  I have already sent her a birthday message.  Join me in praying that she will have a great day!  (Translated – that she can disappear from GRACE Mountain and enjoy a day of seclusion.  Yes, she is just like her dad in many ways and this is one of them in that she does not like celebrating her own birthday). Happy birthday, Deidra!

D-day.  Wow, what a day eighty-one years ago today.  Lisa and I were blessed to be on Omaha Beach several years ago and I am still amazed that the US and allies were able to do what they did on that day.  Yes, it was the beginning of victory for the Allies in the second world war.  I am remembering those men today.

Virginia Morris has been faithfully keeping me updated on his son-in-law’s mother’s situation.  Juanita Reyes Skinner, 74, passed from this life on Wednesday, June 4.  She was seventy-three years of age.  Virginia speaks very highly of Juanita and asks that we pray for Michael, Gloria, Tristen and the entire family.  There will be a time of visitation with the Skinner family tomorrow, 6/7, from 11:00AM until noon at the Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Cemetery followed by a graveside service.  Yes, pray for the Skinner family during this most difficult time.

Today is the fifth, and final, day of our 2025 VBS.  Numerically, we have not been where I would like for it to be until you come to the number of salvation decisions made by our students.  Yesterday, there were fourteen professions of faith – glory!  There is rejoicing in Heaven!  There is rejoicing on Earth!  Pray that today will be an awesome day at our VBS.  Yes to VBS!  Thank you to each person who has helped in any way!  Special thanks to Bro. Abel for coordinating/leading our 2025 VBS.

How about the situation in Wednesday’s VBS.  Yes, one of our VBS bus drivers made a dumb move!  I know that perhaps the natural assumption could be that it was a woman driver but that is incorrect!  Dumb man!  Special thanks to Lee Sessions, Bro. Chris Scofield, Scott Fontenot, Jason Fosmore and Adam Sessions for spending over two hours and much effort to rescue the aforementioned stupid driver.  All is well that ends well, correct?

Daphne and I drove to Hartselle and back yesterday in order to visit Mama, Eddie & Sue.  The Lord blessed us with traveling mercies and a sweet time of fellowship with family.  Thank you, Jesus!

Lisa has now canned twenty-one quarts of green beans.  Great job!  Thank you Lord for Your blessings!

I pray that you will have a great Friday with Jesus.

Friendship family, there will be no regular services/activities on our campus this morning (10:00AM) or evening (6:30PM).  All of our focus is on our VBS.

Our third day of VBS begins at 9:00AM today and concludes at noon.  Pray for this ministry opportunity.

Keep praying for those who are on our prayer list.  Betty Hamil remains in the hospital.

I pray that you will have a great Wednesday with Jesus.

Our first day of VBS 2025 went well as far as I know.  I drove a bus, made a hospital visit, and then drove a bus again so I was not on our campus much.  Pray for day two of our VBS.

Remember, no regular Wednesday services on our campus tomorrow – morning or evening.

Keep praying for Betty Hamil.

Thank you to those who ministered to the Edward Glover family yesterday.  Jeff Holifield did a nice job sharing the Gospel.

Our GRACE Ministries team met last night in preparation for their June 12 – 19 trip.  Pray for this team.

“Bags of GRACE” are being received now.  June & July.

Our annual cake auction is coming June 29.  Pray for this day of ministry.

I pray that you will have a great Tuesday with Jesus.

Happy birthday to my father in the ministry, Evangelist Johnny Tucker.  I pray that he will have a great day.

Today also marks Bro. Robbie & Miss Peggy Howard’s wedding anniversary.  Not sure how many years this would have been but I do remember them.

Our 2025 VBS begins this morning at 9:00AM.  Pray!  I pray for Bro. Abel and all of our workers.  Special thanks to my great nephew, Grayson Glenn, for driving like two hundred miles this past Saturday to get the t-shirts.

The visitation with the Edward Glover family takes place this afternoon beginning at 2:00PM and will last until the service begins at 3:00PM.  Jeff Holifield will be ministering during the service.  Bro. Abel is handling the sound.  Pray for the service and for the Glover family.

Betty Hamil is making ever so small steps toward getting better.  It is a slow process.  Keep praying!

Continue to pray for Tina Sprinkle as she recovers at home.

Dr. Keith was in our service yesterday morning.  He looked good – for his age!

Friendship family, no regular services, morning or evening, this Wednesday, 6/4.

The Lord blessed us with good services yesterday.  Thank you to the guys who helped reposition the piano.

Bro. Chris did a nice job of sharing with us in last night’s service.  He is now “officially” on the job!  Welcome!

Our monthly meeting with the deacons went well yesterday.  I walked away with only one blood spot on my shirt and one cut on my left hand so that is good!  I do love and appreciate our deacons.  Loved yesterday’s devotional in that meeting.

Congratulations to the Auburn baseball team for advancing to the Super Regionals!

I pray that you will have a great Monday with Jesus.