Chase A. Thompson
Writer, Pastor, Podcaster
Charles Spurgeon on Prayer, Part 3: Revive the Prayer Gathering in Your Church!
As mentioned before, our church in Pinson, Alabama is going through the beautiful book of James. Last week, the message ended in us being challenged by James that, "We have not, because we ask not." What a powerful, and challenging Scripture. This week on the blog, we...
Outlandish Bible Questions #1: Who Would Win in a Battle of King David and Uriah the Hittite vs Batman and the Joker?
Quora is a very interesting site devoted to questions and answers on a wide, wide range of topics. Thousands of questions are asked and answered there every day, including this gem, which was posted today: Who would win in a fight between Batman and the Joker vs. King...
Charles Spurgeon on Prayer, Part 2: The Catastrophe of Long-Winded Praying
Some pieces of writing are both powerful and funny. I submit the below as an excellent example of this. Spurgeon, writing in the 1800s, here bemoans the soul-crushingly long prayers of a good and Godly man he knows. Is it good to pray? YES! Is it good to pray long and...
Charles Spurgeon on Prayer, Part 1: You Have Not Because You Ask Not.
Our church in Pinson, Alabama is currently going through the book of James during our Sunday morning gatherings, and it has been very fruitful, at least for me, to go deep into this book. This week we tackled James 4:2, and James' startling proclamation that, "you...
TWENTY ØNE PILØTS Birmingham Concert Review, Pictures and Some Unpopular Musings on Idolatry.
"Now Chase was an old man and full of years when he set out with his daughter and her teenage friend to go to the Twenty Øne PilØts concert in Birmingham this past Friday. As the lights began to flash, and the music began to play (at over 200 decibels) he held his...
C.S. Lewis on Writing Well
If there was a better English language writer of the past 100 years than C.S. Lewis, I am quite unaware of them. Very few writers have possessed Lewis' ability to craft a sentence quite so well. As such, I have long valued his advice to would-be writers, and am glad...
Comforting Those Who Mourn: Ten Encouraging Quotes on Grief.
The month of February has been a difficult one for our church fellowship. We have had one dear brother, just baptized a few weeks ago, die far too early from cancer. A family member in our congregation has also lost their young brother this past week. There are other...
Instant Pot Low Carb Bacon, Sausage and Kale Soup Recipe. Rich and DELICIOUS! (BaSK Soup)
Bacon, Sausage and Kale soup...Believe me - it smells and tastes AMAZING! Hello gentle readers. Welcome to my Adventures in Ministry blog! Why are you reading a low carb, Instant Pot recipe on a ministry and Bible website? Well...that is a good question. I'll give you...
George Mueller on Bible Meditation as the Key to Prayer, and Getting Exercise While Doing BOTH!
George Müller (or Mueller, as he is more commonly known) was a mighty man of God that was born in Prussia, and ultimately served God in Bristol, England, as well as all around the world. I do not know of a person in the last 1500 years that was more of a giant of...