American author Tom Peters once aptly quipped, “If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.” And it is with bittersweetness that I announce that the Lord has opened a new window for us in Bandana, Kentucky, and we have opened the shades. The saints of Bandana Baptist Church have extended the invitation to me to serve as their pastor, and the Lord has confirmed to us that this is His will. We trusted in the Lord and He made our paths straight (Prov. 3:5-6). They are a beacon of gospel light in Ballard County, and we could not be more thrilled to shine the light of God in Christ alongside them.
Unfortunately, this means that my columns in the Murray Ledger & Times will cease next week, as we have moved out of the area. Sharing the gospel and biblical truth through these columns has been an overwhelming joy for the last six years. I am so thankful for you and the hundreds of readers in Calloway and Marshall counties. Thank you for your kind letters over the years and for the funding that several of you have generously provided. The weekend column will not go away entirely, however, as Bro. Kim Reeder, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Murray, will be taking it over for the time being. I encourage you to read his biblically-based and thought-provoking columns—you will not be disappointed.
Also, I will still be publishing books and devotional entries. Kentucky Today, a Kentucky Baptist publication, will be picking up my devotional columns. They will be available each weekend at www.kentuckytoday.com. Additionally, future devotional columns and entries will be shared on the Facebook page (www.facebook.com/biblegleanings), and my blog (www.brandonsdesk.com).
Finally, Bible Gleanings: Volume III (containing the last nine months’ worth of columns and ones forthcoming) will be published and available for purchase on Amazon by Christmas of this year. Dozens of other books will be available on Amazon throughout this year as well; just type in my name on Amazon.com.
“And the LORD answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it” (Habakkuk 2:2).
Bible Gleanings is a widely-read weekend devotional column, written for the Murray Ledger & Times in Calloway County, Kentucky.
Brandon is the founder and main contributor to Brandon’s Desk, the blog with biblical resources from his ministry. He pastored the family of believers at Locust Grove Baptist Church in Murray, Kentucky for six years. He and his wife Dakota live there with their three dogs, Susie (Jack Russell), Aries (English Shepherd), and Dot (Bluetick Beagle).
For more devotional entries like this, check out Brandon’s latest book, Bible Gleanings Volume II, which features 100 daily devotionals gleaned from God’s word:
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