Philip Dampier's Blog

Ever have someone say, “I just can’t forgive ___________”? Ever felt that way yourself? When we try to counter that we are likely to hear, “You just don’t know what ________ did.” In other words we have created a society that has decided that somethings aren’t to be forgiven. More…

Sanctification is the process that moves a  person from being unholy to being holy. It is the word that signifies a change in status for the one who gives up the world and chooses Jesus. It is definitely a part of the salvation  process. Those who are saved are sanctified.…

Five times Jesus made this accusation against his disciples. And what about this puzzling question asked by Jesus,  “However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:1)? What is the problem that our faith can be seen as small when we have been…

This morning David Essuman left us after a week’s  visit to begin his return to Swedru Agona, Ghana, West Africa.   Today he drives to East Texas and then on to Gainesville, Texas. From there he will go to Dallas to fly home. David is director of Swedru International Bible…

These three words are the basis of faith. Faith is the substance. It’s the stuff. When I am offered stuff and it is handed to me I expect to receive it. I have faith that the stuff I’m receiving is the same stuff I expect to receive. Faith is the…

David Essuman, our friend from Ghana, Africa is visiting with us this week. David is the director of Westgate’s preacher/leadership training school in Ghana. The school has trained many men to preach the gospel and several churches have been established by the students there. One of the things I love…

Many of us grew up singing patriotic songs in school and we felt a close connection between God and America. Not that we had any proof that God cared for America the way he cared for Israel but there was this sense that our nation favored God and he would…

We are engaged in a war, a war for our soul. We fight an enemy we cannot see and we have a champion whom we also cannot see. In this sense, we are fighting a war by faith. We believe the enemy is real and we believe that by faith.…

This was the title of a song written by Ben King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The last two guys also wrote for Elvis. The song was sung by Ben King in 1961 shortly after he left the Drifters. If you remember this song you will recall how religious it…

We drove all day yesterday to get home last night. We were both tired and went to bed early. I saw the grass as we pulled into the driveway and knew it had to be mowed as soon as I got up. Just before I got up it must have…