by Ron Ethridge | Current Issues
For 31 years I have been a pastor. I have had the joy of serving five congregations as pastor and seven as interim-pastor along with preaching in different venues as requested. Now I’m entering a new direction in ministry that I pray will be the way I finish the...
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Current Issues, Discipleship
Waiting On Jesus (Mark 5:21-43) Peter told Mark the events of Jesus’ life (Which are written down for us) are not just fond memories of an aging Apostle. They are inspired by The Spirit w/ reason & purpose! Thus the reading of 22 verses! They are all important for...
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Current Issues, Discipleship, Suffering
This is an edited part of my book (Dancing In The Dungeon). It comes from MANY sources (Not referenced in this post). I hope it will be of encouragement. Since God is the same yesterday, today, and forever… what Paul wrote God did in him is possible for God to do in...
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Church, Church Difficulties, Current Issues, Ethics, Holidays, Pastoral Ministry
Martin Luther King Day and Race in a Birmingham Congregation On purpose I didn’t post this on Martin Luther King Day. I post it now because the holiday brought to memory an event when I was pastor of a congregation in Birmingham, Alabama a few years ago (Writing this...
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Current Issues
I have a serious question and would like some feedback: What is the proper place of the American Flag in Christian places of worship. NOTE: Only civil discussion will be allowed. Any vitriol or improper comments will not be allowed. For the moment, the discussion of...
by Ron Ethridge | Current Issues, Discipleship
Andy Crouch claims “When evangelicals think about solving social problems like the legacy of slavery and racism in the United States, they think almost exclusively in terms of personal one-on-one relationships—which is why so many white evangelicals can imagine the...
