Strengthening your Grip is a series of devotions by Pastor Jesse Horton, a retired bull rider who now pastors Bethel Baptist Church in Jonestown, NC.
It’s easy to forget we’re in a battle against sin and that evil exists all around
By Jesse Horton / Cowboys of the Cross All parents do it for their children. We do it when our kids don’t have the sense to do it for themselves. Most of the time, our children are unaware their parents do it. Parents gladly step in, knowing our children are unable,...
Your sin isn’t worse than mine, gathering together can remind us of that
By Jesse Horton / Cowboys of the Cross We all do it. We scoff when others do it but fail to recognize how much we do it ourselves. We all work to convince ourselves that we are better off than we are, that we are not that sinful after all. We compare ourselves to...
Struggles aren’t to be escaped, they’re to redeem us
Difficulty is something we all experience. Each of us is either in the midst of difficult circumstances, just beyond something difficult, or will face something difficult in the very near future. Yet, for whatever reason, many Christians believe that accepting Jesus...