May 30, 2010 by Ron Linebarger.

Here lie new beginnings for me.  Some denominations call them Church Starters, but somehow that terminology just doesn’t seem to fit.  I guess I have always seen God as the real Church Starter being that the church is not a building or location, but rather, God’s people apart or together.  His people often gather at a local place, so I guess I could call myself –the gatherer.

There are those individuals from the local church I attended that congratulated me on my move.  Somehow they got the idea that my ministry was to a pre-existing local church.  They were shocked to learn that I was going to gather a church or start a church.  “You mean there is no building, facilities, no income, no nothing,” they would exclaim.  “There is no nothing.  Just God and me (my wife),” I would answer.

 One individual that is familiar with the denomination told me, “You must be out of your mind!”  “There is no way!  “You’re crazy”!  “Let the very young guys do it. 

 “Just call me Noah,” I told him.  “They thought he was nuts too.”  He also gathered not only God’s People, but animals.

 So, what do I need to do?  The first thing is for me to ask you to pray.  I have been praying about this for some time.  Pray that I will hear clearly His instructions and let Him guide me accordingly.  I need prayer and lots of it from those who know Him –men, women, youth and children.

The first thing I will do is ________________?  What do you think I should do first other than prayer?

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September 3, 2009 by Ron Linebarger.

The Question: Can someone be an Atheist and Christian at the same time?

A person who quickly looks at that question and perhaps puts little thought to it would probably answer “no”. I speak from the concept that today, most people, who use the term “atheist” hold it as a word that means a person that does not believe in the existence of God. I mean “nada”, no God. This is the definition that I am applying to the question.

Not too long ago, I remember sitting in a room of mostly educators, many having their doctor degrees in various subjects. After finishing our first topic of discussion, the subject of believing in God came up. Then a request of the showing of hands was made? Read the rest of this entry »

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August 27, 2009 by Ron Linebarger.

Once again my wife Beverly talked in her sleep. It was at 2:10 am and it woke me up. Clock was blinking so I got up to check on the security monitors. A couple of backups were off, so I reset them and watched an outdoor critter. It was… a errrr pigmie, (well you get the idea) bat slamming down moths. Read the rest of this entry »

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