Author Archives: russellmckinney

Are You Doing What You Are Supposed to Be Doing Here?

Posted on August 12, 2020

Yogi Berra was the catcher for the New York Yankees. Hank Aaron was the right-fielder for the Milwaukee (now Atlanta) Braves. Both men would get elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame following their illustrious playing careers. As a famous story goes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Commitment, Discipleship, Doing Good, Faithfulness, God's Will, God's Work, Individuality, Ministry, Obedience, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Talents | Tagged David served his generation by the will of God, Hank Aaron I didn't come here to read, story about Yogi Berra and Hank Aaron, the 1957 World Series | Leave a comment

How to Jump Start Spiritual Life

Posted on August 10, 2020

I have an aunt named Betty Jean who was married to a man named Bill. Bill passed away several years ago, but I’ll always be indebted to him for doing me a great favor one day. For some reason that … Continue reading →

Posted in Belief, Eternity, God's Wrath, Grace, Heaven, Hell, Personal, Salvation, The Gospel | Tagged being connected to Jesus, being made alive in Christ, dead battery on a Camaro, dead in trespasses and sins, make sure your connection is good, problem jump starting a car, the life found in Jesus, using jumper cables correctly | Leave a comment

Seeing Him Who Is Invisible

Posted on August 7, 2020

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. (Hebrews 11:27, N.K.J.V.) Moses was the adopted son of Pharaoh’s daughter. As such, he was Egyptian royalty. That’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitude, Belief, Doing Good, Eternity, Faith, God's Will, God's Work, Heaven, Trusting In God | Tagged Andrew Murray quote, believing is seeing, by faith Moses forsook Egypt, Moses' relationship with his family, seeing Him who is invisible, Why did Moses forsake Egypt? | Leave a comment

Filthy Rags or Potter’s Clay?

Posted on August 5, 2020

But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away. (Isaiah 64:6-7, N.K.J.V.) The Hebrew adjective translated as … Continue reading →

Posted in Backsliding, Commitment, Current Events, Discipleship, Faithfulness, God's Holiness, God's Wrath, God's Judgment, Obedience, Personal Holiness, Prophecy, Repentance, Service, Sin | Tagged all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags, Is American experiencing God's judgment?, we are all like an unclean thing, when God gives you up | Leave a comment

Praying With Expectancy

Posted on August 3, 2020

The great evangelist D.L. Moody once said, “If you pray for bread and bring no basket to carry it, you prove the doubting spirit which may be the only hindrance to the boon you ask.” Obviously, Moody knew his Bible. … Continue reading →

Posted in Belief, Commitment, Desires, Discipleship, Doubt, Faith, God's Provision, God's Will, Inner Peace, Needs, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Rebellion, Trusting In God | Tagged D.L. Moody quote about prayer, Jesus could do no mighty work in Nazareth, Mark 11:22-24, not doubting when you pray, praying in expectancy, praying in faith, what Jesus said about prayer | Leave a comment

The Day Mitchell Page Ended My Childhood (repost)

Posted on July 31, 2020

(I’m off this week, and so I thought I’d take the opportunity to reuse some old posts rather than write new ones. The reused posts will be ones that have never received a lot of views. Maybe God will use … Continue reading →