Get COURAGEOUS and CRUISE for CHRIST Perhaps you saw the movie "Courageous" starring Alex Kendrick. Ruth & I have been invited by Gospel Cruise Fest to sail with Alex and minister on an upcoming cruise to Bahamas this November 11-16, 2013! My friend, Arnie Shipp is booking this BOAT (literally) and God is using him [...]
This is post TEN of a ten part blog - HELPFUL HINTS. Feel free to review the recent weekly submissions. It's been fun to share with you some "nuggets" the past two months that have blessed me over the years. I pray that some (if not all of them) have been a blessing to you. [...]
Yes, it is true. God saved over 21,000 souls to Himself in Jamaica with Praisefest Ministries "Cruise with a Cause" on May 30-June 4, 2011. As long as I live, we will forever recall what God did with 3,000 saints who took a vacation to help change a nation. It has been my privilege to [...]
Well after nearly three years of PRAYING and PLANNING we are weeks away from PRAISEFEST MINISTRIES - Cruise with a Cause to JAMAICA! It has been my honor to participate and preach on all four of their cruises and God saved over 18,000 souls on the first three cruises to Bahamas. Presently, we have been [...]
In 1897, a gentleman by the name of Mr Pearl B. Wait was a cough syrup manufacturer in LeRoy, New York. In his spare time he was part scientist and part chef. He loved to play in the kitchen and he was always creating something. He elected to turn his sights on the food service [...]
We all worry at times. Jesus embodies faith yet talked about us overcoming our fear. Constantly Christ commanded: "FEAR NOT!" Fear is False Evidence Appearing Real. When we worry we worship anxiety NOT the Almighty. The Bible notes: "Perfect PEACE whose mind is stayed on thee (God)." I have found that when we worship more [...]
JESUS & JAMAICA! What a combination!! The fact is, God loves the world so much that in the wise words of Max Lucado: "Jesus would rather die than live without you." It has been my privilege to be part of all three of Praisefest Ministries - "Cruise with a Cause" to the Bahamas (2006-2008). Dr [...]
Yes, I love basketball. No, this post has nothing to do with the NCAA. Don't get me wrong but the "FINAL FOUR" (despite in sports vernacular) one of the most exciting times for a sports enthusiast; I'm talking about something much more significant, substantial and spiritual. For starters, since the first day of this year [...]
Friends, this is a brief blog to thank everyone for the birthday wishes. My 38th was Saturday, February 20, and it was a JOY to spend it at home with my family and it truly, resembled "38 SPECIAL!" Over 450 friends on FACEBOOK took the time to write on my wall or email [...]
Tony Nolan is one of the most gifted preachers of the Gospel that I know. He is former Student Minister at First Baptist Church of Woodstock, GA and he stepped out "by faith" to speak to hundreds of thousands of people annually. The beauty about that transition is that Tony didn't see all those open [...]
It was my pleasure to preach at a "CASTING CROWNS" concert in 2005, in Manassas, Virginia at a large church. It was a Youth Evangelism Rally and Duffy Robbins and I, were the two invited guests and I had the pleasure to preach both Friday night at the CC Concert and Saturday morning on the [...]
Friends, please keep me in prayer. In the next seven days I am scheduled to preach NINE times! Yesterday, (Sunday, April 26), I preached twice (AM & PM) at Oxon Hill Baptist Church to "kick off" their five service, four day revival. My daughter, HANNAH GRACE SHELTON had her 9th birthday on Sunday sandwiched between [...]
