OwensMinistries.org » Projects http://www.owensministries.org "Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples" (Psalm 96:3) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:45:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Manley Beasley Project http://www.owensministries.org/index.php/2007/10/11/manley-beasley-project/ http://www.owensministries.org/index.php/2007/10/11/manley-beasley-project/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:36:38 +0000 admin http://www.owensministries.org/index.php/2007/10/11/manley-beasley-project/ ManleyAt this point in life we ought not to be surprised at being surprised, yet that is exactly what has happened. It has fallen to our “lot” to write the biography of a man whose life and message has, and still does, impact the lives of scores of people across this land and beyond.  (Update: the biography is now complete – www.beasleybiography.com).As I said in an earlier biography, They Could Not Stop The Music, about the life of a Russian violinist, writing a biography is like the assignment given to Spring; to bring to life again. It is the attempt to recover the heartbeat of someone whose life has already been lived. When it comes to a man like Manley Beasley, one is faced with an individual whose life was his message and whose message was his life. The message of prayer, faith and revival that Manley lived and preached was forged in the foundry of experience which included the terminal diseases he carried in his body for years, the hospitalizations, the months spent in intensive care, all of which drove him to an ever increasing dependence upon and understanding of the ways and workings of God. This would, for the rest of his life, shape the message he preached, the things he wrote and the myriad of ways he was used of God to minister.At his memorial service, evangelist and brother-in-law, Mike Gilchrest, said: “Manley’s whole heart was set on glorifying God in his mortal flesh and his union with his Master. It was like a marriage intimacy and relationship that was so unique it was mystical. And this relationship was for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, until death took him into the presence of God.”If anyone reading this post has a special remembrance or testimony to what Manley meant in your life that you would like to share, I would appreciate hearing from you. I have already received many inspiring and touching testimonials from many whose lives he impacted over the years. The best way to send any comments would be by email at ronowens3@gmail.com

]]> http://www.owensministries.org/index.php/2007/10/11/manley-beasley-project/feed/ 15 New Baptist Hymnal Coming…Unlike Any Other http://www.owensministries.org/index.php/2007/07/20/new-baptist-hymnal-comingunlike-any-other/ http://www.owensministries.org/index.php/2007/07/20/new-baptist-hymnal-comingunlike-any-other/#comments Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:03:22 +0000 admin http://www.owensministries.org/?p=13 Baptist Hymnal

I was surprised and humbled to be asked to be a member of the Doctrine and Theology Committee for the new Baptist Hymnal due in the summer of 2008. Every Southern Baptist Church represented will receive a gift copy at the 2008 Southern Baptist Convention. Details about the upcoming hymnal will come in a later blog post. If you want to keep up to date on the latest hymnal news you can register here.

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