Jerry Vines Blog

Aug16

Cool Ain't Cool

There was a fascinating article in the Wall Street Journal last week. It was entitled, “The Perils of ‘Wannabe Cool’ Christianity,” by Brett McCracken. It mentions a number of “cool” churches and the things they are doing to reach people. He discusses everything from the “cool” way the pastors dress to the “cool” sex...

Continue reading »

During my years as a pastor I had several fine Christian athletes as members. I guess the most well known is Tim Tebow. What a football player! What a fine Christian young man!

When I was at Dauphin Way in Mobile, Scott Hunter was a member. Scott was quarterback for Alabama and several Pro teams. He was as fine a conditioned athlete as I have ever seen. He ran 6 miles every day, did extensive weight training, ate right and was a superb physical specimen.

He was also growing in...

Continue reading »

Last week I visited the grave and house of E. M. Bounds. Since I heard he was buried in Washington, Georgia, I have wanted to make that trip.

E. M. Bounds' book

Continue reading »

Jul27

It's Tebow Time!

Many of us are anxiously awaiting the opening of college football season. I read a number of magazines, keep up with recruiting, look forward to reading articles about practice and then—they tee it up!

It is obvious  the center of attention for the coming season will be Florida quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner, Tim Tebow. He seems to be on the cover of every magazine, the subject of every article and the buzz on every blog. So, I’m preparing a “Tebow...

Continue reading »