Letters from Roscoe (Page 2)

It’s NOT all about ME! Over the past few weeks it seems that the Lord has been telling me of things that I need to write to you about.  But there were so many things, and they were coming all at once.  I would try to remember one and another would just take its place.  I finally started writing down snippets so I could share them!  So before I dive into that, let me tell you about this. I really…

Our Brother Ray This morning at the Men’s Prayer Breakfast, Harold Brown did a really good thing. He saw the struggle our brother Ray Purkey has to make just to eat breakfast, so he encouraged Ray to keep up the good fight.  Ray is fighting a frustrating and hard battle.  But he fights and he doesn’t give up and he continues to love the Lord our God with a steadfast faith and a heart as big as Texas.  (Yes, I…

The Sinner’s Prayer If it had been anybody but Brother Eddie they would probably think I was nuts. Yesterday at Men’s Breakfast I told everyone how I felt that I was saved and that I knew I had Jesus in my heart. A little more than twenty four hours later, I am at the altar asking Brother Eddie to lead me through ‘The Sinner’s Prayer’.  I know.  It doesn’t make sense does it? On both occasions I was honest and…

The Three Torches When I was a young kid a friend of mine found a box of matches.  These were the small wooden matches and on the label was the name and design, Three Torches.  There were three crossed torches burning brightly as the illustration on the box.  There were three of us boys playing together that day, and while I remember who had the matches (I’d tell you who he was but he would probably get in trouble.) I…

Lather – Rinse – Repeat Howdy folks!  Long time, no Roscoe!  I thought I would share something with you. I was in Church last night.  Yes, it was a Wednesday night and a fairly good gathering for a mid-week Bible Study about one of the Bible’s least expected heroes . . . Gideon. We had just finished the round of fellowship, where everyone goes around and shakes hands, hugs and catches up on things even though we had just done…

What if? Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.  The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.  – James 5:16 KJV That was the ‘Verse of the Day’ this morning.  I read it several times while I was preparing to publish it to the Church’s website and Facebook page and a thought occurred to me. A hypothetical situation so to speak.  A what if . . .? What if,…

Messages from God Fear thou not; for I am with thee:  be not dismayed; for I am thy God:  I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. -Isaiah 41:10 KJV That was the verse at the tip of Dwight Cusic’s finger last night after Sunday night worship.  As he came up to Cindy and I he had his bible open and his finger marking the place where that…

Where’s YOUR Homework? A few months ago in a Letter from Roscoe I asked all of you to help me in writing a new book called ‘The Testimony of a Church’.  Many of you have responded, but we need more.  We have not yet reached that point where the testimony of OUR Church is complete and the stories we have collected don’t cover the broad range of people that is Highland Park Baptist Church. When I made that request for…

Miss Vickie We were on the road heading home and we had stopped in at a Cracker Barrel restaurant for lunch.  It was Sunday and the churches in the local area had just finished their morning worship. The place was slammed. As we were seated, you couldn’t help but notice the frenzied activity of waiters and waitresses rushing in and out of the kitchen.  The noise in the restaurant from all the conversations being carried on was almost deafening.  Our…

If not Me . . . Wait!  What did you say?   It was just another Wednesday evening.  Tom Brown, the music director wasn’t there.  Something about a thirty some odd year wedding anniversary or something trivial like that. The microphones weren’t working either and there was a flurry of activity trying to find the secret switch that would bring the system to life.  ‘So and so isn’t here either.  Who will handle that job?’ someone asked.  A reply was…

What was God thinking when He made you?   Did you ever stop and think . . . What was God thinking when He created you? Do you think He knew that you would be so flawed?  Did He know that you would one day wander so far away from him?  Did He know that you would one day break his commandments?  Not just once but many times? Did He know that you would be so weak and would sin…

And there I was . . . Recently, I had taken Cindy to see the Ortho doctor at Tennova Turkey Creek.  We had finished at the doctor and I had wheeled Cindy back down to the valet to pick up our car.  While we were waiting, a man struck up a conversation with us.  It must have taken a while to get the car because by the time the valet returned we had finished with broken legs and gotten around…