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STEVE HORN: Death could not hold Him

Yesterday, my wife met me in my office, as is our normal Wednesday routine, to walk to our church Fellowship Hall for our regular mid-week meal, prayer, and Bible study. Churches across the world have similar Wednesday gatherings. She showed me an alert that she had just received that a church bus crash occurred in Texas. This morning, we know that 13 people were killed. This is incomprehensibly awful in every way. Too many questions and not nearly enough answers! I wanted to pray for this pastor. I could not imagine myself in similar circumstances. On average, I preach about 30 funerals a year. He, very likely, is about to preach 13 funerals in a very abbreviated space of time, while at the same time preach to a whole congregation of grieving members. I wanted his name, so I went to the church’s website. His name is Brad by the way. Pray for Pastor Brad every chance you get in the next weeks. But, in my search for his name, I noticed something else on their website that immediately grabbed my attention. Obviously on their website long before the crash yesterday, was a web banner at the top of their homepage promoting their Easter Sunday services. The banner declared, “Death Could Not Hold Him.” And, that is how we as … [Read more...]

DR teams respond following violent storms

By Message Staff NATCHITOCHES – A recent series of strong and violent storms in Louisiana has left a path of downed trees and damaged homes in its wake. And it has kept Disaster Relief teams busy cleaning up in its aftermath. A team of Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers spent Saturday, March 25, removing a tree from a home in Oak Grove, a community off Highway 504 west of Natchitoches that saw more than 24 homes damaged from a storm the night before. David Cheatwood, a coordinator with Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief, said a team of volunteers from Sabine and Natchitoches Baptist Associations helped local volunteers take away the pine tree from the homeowner’s living room, as well as assisting covering the damaged roof. Coldwater Baptist Church in Hagewood also had several large trees down but reported no damage to the building, Cheatwood said. Church members and the community came together to clear the property. More violent weather rolled through the state last evening, March 29, though no Disaster Relief teams were activated, according to Gibbie McMillan, Louisiana Baptists State Disaster Relief director. Tornado watches and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued throughout the day Wednesday. … [Read more...]