by James Pendergrast | May 6, 2020 | Blog Posts, Church Strengthening, COVID-19, James' Blog Posts, James' Blog Posts
I want to start this blog off by saying I am not a hug person. I don’t care for them. I would prefer that I didn’t receive one or give one. If they did die, as the blog title suggests, I would be just fine with it. I should say, so that you realize that I am human,...
by James Pendergrast | Mar 25, 2020 | Blog Posts, Church Strengthening, James' Blog Posts, James' Blog Posts
FollowFollowFollowFollow There is one thing on the minds of most, if not all, of the world these days. COVID-19. It feels like in just a few weeks, the way we do life has been flipped upside down. At the time of this blog, most of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is...
by James Pendergrast | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog Posts, Church Strengthening, James' Blog Posts
I have three great passions in my life. First is God, second is my family, and third is sports. Being a sports fan, there are some great times of year. Number one, of course, is March Madness! The men’s college basketball tournament happens every March, the undisputed...
by James Pendergrast | Nov 20, 2019 | Blog Posts, Church Strengthening, James' Blog Posts, James' Blog Posts, Spiritual Development
I have three boys. 13, 11, and 1. They are growing up in a time that is much different from the time in which I grew up. I can remember a time before the internet. I remember using typewriters. Not just the automatic ones but the old school ones where an arm with 2...
by James Pendergrast | Jun 13, 2019 | Blog Posts, Children, James' Blog Posts, James' Blog Posts
Much like the late great Whitney Houston, in her song “Greatest Love Of All,” I too believe that the children are our future. And much like the late great Solomon says in Proverbs 22:6 I also believe that if we “train up a child in the way he should go; even when he...
by James Pendergrast | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog Posts, Children, Church Strengthening, James' Blog Posts, James' Blog Posts
When I mention Vacation Bible School, what thoughts or feelings come to mind? I have different feelings that come to mind. First, I think as a kid it was the best week of my summer! I think of silly games and songs that we would sing. I think of a cool Bible story...
