Dear Partner, Sixty-three years ago, this month, Gloria and I were born from above. I was raised in the Baptist church, and she was brought up in the Church of Christ. Nov. 2, 1962, I flew a charter trip from Little Rock, Ark., to Shreveport, La., and back. Glo waited, knowing I would be late.…
Dear Partner, October is very special to me. Sunday morning, Oct. 8, 1961, at 10 a.m. in Little Rock, Ark., I met and fell in love with Gloria Jean Neece. Then, on April 13, 1962, a precious covenant of marriage was established in the same city, and she became Gloria Jean Copeland. Fast-forward to Nov.…
Dear Partner, At the time of this writing, the Southwest Believers’ Convention is only six days away. This one is SWBC No. 45. The first one was in 1981, and Gloria and I preached faith in all 45 of them! So, what is faith? Let’s turn in our Bibles to Hebrews 11:1 in the Amplified…
Dear Partner, July 4, 1776, marked a monumental victory for the American Continental Army, 249 years ago. The only nation in history with an unchanged law of the land, the Constitution of the United States of America has been fought over by politicians but never changed! It’s been attacked by other nations but never defeated!…
Dear Partner, Let’s begin reading 1 Corinthians 11:23, in the Amplified Bible, Classic Edition. For I received from The LORD Himself that which I passed on to you [it was given to me personally], that The LORD Jesus on the night when He was treacherously delivered up and while His betrayal was in progress took…
Dear Partner, It’s springtime, and the Fort Worth public schools will break for summer on May 22. That’s all well and good for children. We, however, don’t get a summer break from life. Our lives actually begin every morning when we open our eyes for the day. The LORD revealed to Gloria and me, many…
Dear Partner, Winter has come and gone. Spring is here. And with it, comes Gloria’s and my sixty-third wedding anniversary! It has been a 63-year honeymoon—we’ve never come off it! Let’s begin by reading Romans 8:1-4: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh,…
Dear Partner, Let’s begin with James 1:1-4 in the Amplified Bible, Classic Edition: James, a servant of God and of The LORD Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes scattered abroad [among the Gentiles in the dispersion]: Greetings (rejoice)! Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort…
Dear Partner, Let’s begin by reading what Jesus’ half brother, James (Matthew 13:55), said in Chapter 1, verses 13-17, of his book: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is…
Dear Partner, This is huge for 2025. Faith works! Let’s look at Galatians 5:1: “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” And now look at Romans 10:6-17: But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not…