Doug Raynes

After Dad read from Luke 2, and one of the great grands asked if everyone could share their thanks, we sang “Jesus Stepped In”. My folks have some health issues, and today was very special. 🙌🏻

The dreams of Joseph function to leave the reader with no doubt that everything that was about to happen was under the control of God. (Stiekes)

Returning evil for evil is beast-like. Returning good for evil is Christ-like. (Charles Spurgeon)

@robertgauldin @tracykillinger Thank you so much!

Praying for these men, their families and ministries here, in a little while. As I do each night. (I’m too lazy to type them all out like bro. ⁦@tracykillinger⁩ 😁)

Come and spend a few days next week in beautiful western North Carolina!

@AmericanRebble @matt_vanswol It’s a town and a state park. Both were destroyed nine months ago yesterday.

🚨#BREAKING: For the first time since Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina nearly 9 months ago... ...the iconic Chimney Rock State Park has officially reopened I know this won't mean much to most, but to us in Western North Carolina... this means the world ❤️

@mlgarner09 Congratulations to both of you and your families!

Getting married today

"How can we rejoice with one another, if we do not speak of what He has done?" (K. Stewart, Scottish pastor)

“My Lord, if it pleases thee to take it, it pleases me to lose it. Why should I complain because thou hast taken from me, what is really thine own?” (Spurgeon)

@BrennansPen Praying for him and your family.

My 84 year old father has been preaching the gospel for nearly sixty years. He is scheduled for a heart valve replacement surgery late on Wednesday afternoon of this week. As you see this, I would be grateful if you would ask the Lord to allow the surgery and recovery to go smoothly. Thank you.

“One bad act of a good man may be of more (ruinous) consequence to others than twenty of a wicked man.” (M. Henry)

“A cup of cold water may contain a sea of warm love.” (Spurgeon)

Some men from our church enjoyed a fellowship breakfast at a sister church this morning with 265 brothers in Christ. Brother Tony Finney brought a tremendous message from Psalm 1.

We are so thankful for the solid Bible instruction on the Christian home from Brother James Jones last night. This is part of our monthly “Marriage Matters” series at Progress Baptist in Hendersonville, NC.

@TonyShirley1611 HONORED to be with you! Thank you and the church family for the invitation.

So blessed to have ⁦@dougraynes⁩ preaching in our Pastor appreciation Sunday the church put on for me and my family today.

“My opinion, it is a grievous sin to take this great nation for granted. (It is also) a great evil to spend your life trying to destroy the freedoms so many have died for.” (Jerry Ross)

This was one of the last pictures I took with my daughter Natalie….just over a year ago and just a couple days before the last time I saw her in person. I can still feel this embrace every moment of every day. I miss you

@matt_vanswol Please keep exposing this madness. We’re in Polk County, 45 minutes from Asheville. FEMA roamed around here in groups of 4-6 for three months. They all carried their iPads, made lots of notes, and contradicted each other with every visit.

The entire #WNC hotel voucher issue could be solved by one simple FEMA policy change: Instead of forcing homeless survivors of a natural disaster come to you… You go to them. There are 20,000 employees at FEMA, they could literally send 6 employees to each HOTEL ROOM in WNC.

You’re invited to come and spend a few days in Hendersonville, NC! Please pray for this meeting.