Cooling Down

I awoke this morning to temperatures in the sixties, and I must confess my disappointment. I am one who loves the Spring and Summer and tolerates the times between. Winter gives me two blessings, it is remembrance of my Saviors birth, and a chance to hunt.

By the way, God loves hunters, I ran across this scripture yesterday in my study of Genesis 10: vs 8-9. Now Cush became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”

It made me feel a little more peace about my love of hunting, but just as much, my respect of the animals I hunt. We must also remember that we must use this authority we have over them well. We are not to kill needlessly or just for fun. I eat what I hunt and not just for a wall mount.

God placed a fear of us in animals, and that is to their good, and ours too. We must respect that fear for it keeps us from being gluttons as men are so bent to be. We see this in the whale, and in anything where we do not harness our desires. Isn’t that what being a Christian is about, harnessing desire…God Bless.

Still Here

It’s been awhile since I last invaded your mailboxes, and it has been a busy time.  We have painted and scrubbed, remodeled and rebuilt this house in Gainesville, and I have more time to do the important things that I really enjoy, and that is ministering.

Ministering, for me, is not just about preaching and visiting, but it is about reaching as many people as I can for our Lord and Savior in every way that I can to honor the life He gave for me. I know that you feel the same way.

Our problem is distractions.  We get led off of the narrow way by life, simply because it is so real and the necessities of everyday living so pressing. I am ready to get back on track and again try to help begin your day focused on what is really real, and relevant for our eternity with God.

Frankly I have missed you. As I listen for the Lord’s word for us each day, your faces come across my mind and my heart. I pray for you, and for your loved ones. It is like a renewal of friendship and faith, for we are one in that time. Jesus gave His life so we could all be one with Him and His Father, and each other…and so will we be forever…God Bless.

Moving On

Well we have gotten moved in finally and we are enjoying our new home that God has given us.  I haven’t really shared a lot of what is going on in our lives, but feel like it is time to get you all on board with us and praying for us as we go forward in the calling God has given us.

We are now church planters. It is a description given to men called by God to start new churches. Across our land many Southern Baptist Churches, and many other conservative churches are in decline.  We have missed a generation in our churches for many years, and we also ignore, to some extent, other segments of our society.

I believe that Jesus would not be pleased with some of the things that “The Church” of today is doing, or not doing. In the last two years around 140 churches have died annually. We have started around  120 new churches every year, but can’t keep up with the declining church.  We can either sit back and do nothing and keep doing church as usual, or we can ask our Savior what we need to do to change this.

Well, I asked, and I know what I have to do. We are in the middle of Gainesville, FL now, and everyone knows what a Gator Fan I am, but did you also know that it is the number one city in the State of Florida for abortions? God drew me here and now He is putting us to work. It is our hope to plant churches and to do it in a new way. Please place us on your prayer lists and ask God to use us for His Glory.

Our new address is 3301 NW 27th Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32605-2222.  We will be here for a while because there is much work to do here.  In the mean time, come by and see us.  We have a spare guest room and an in ground pool, that’s a good excuse to come to Florida and it’s cheaper than a motel. We would enjoy seeing you all and in the mean time please pray. Also, please continue to pray for our current new church, Journey of The Word, and for the churches that God wants to use us to start and also for churches that need to get an infusion of "Kingdom Vision." There is so little time and so much to do for the kingdom in today’s world.

With all our love and His Blessings,

William and Roxanne

My phone is 386-853-0040 call anytime, God Bless