With everything that is happening in the world today – from a pandemic to civil unrest and corrupt politics – many people are losing hope and asking where God is in all this chaos. The end is at hand, and what we need is a return to spirituality in these chaotic times so that we can be ready for judgment when it comes. Brother Wilton “Tony” Anthony, the pastor of Siloam Baptist Church in Many, Louisiana, strongly drives this message in this fellowship with host, Carrie Miller. Brother Tony believes that many of us have gone astray from the true teachings of God. He calls upon us to return to God’s word, return to praying, and return to doing things that are pleasing to God. We need to take a stand as Christians who love the Lord with our hearts, minds, bodies, and souls. Christ’s second coming is drawing nearer by the day. Are you ready?
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Returning To Spirituality In Chaotic Times With Brother Tony Anthony
I wanted to invite someone on the show who would be the perfect fit to speak on the topic of spirituality. This man of God has pastored Siloam Church in Many, Louisiana for many years. In 2015, he was inducted into the Sabine Parish Louisiana Hall of Fame. In 2018, he was awarded recognition by the Council on Aging as the oldest working person in the parish. He was my childhood pastor at the First Baptist Church in Port Neches, Texas where he pastored for sixteen years. I can’t think of anyone more respected, more truthful, and more heart-centered than you, Brother Tony. Welcome to the show.
Thank you, Carrie. It’s good to be with you. You act a lot different now than you did when you were a little girl and I was your pastor. You have grown up and I’m grateful to God for you and what you do.
I’m grateful to you, Brother Tony. That was a long time ago. I was that shy little girl. You come out of your shell especially when you’ve got parents like I do. They’re bold. I’m excited to be here with you at Siloam Church in Many, Louisiana. I heard through your daughter, Cheryl, that you’ve been pastoring for many years.
I started pastoring my first church in June of 1953. That’s about 15 miles from here. I’ll have made a complete round and I’m back about where I started.
If it’s okay with you, I’d like to dive right into our discussion. We’re in the midst of COVID-19. It’s an election year. There’s been more corruption unveiled than any other time in history. It’s a constant battle of good versus evil. It’s always been like that. Americans are losing hope and they’re asking where is God in all of this chaos? How do you answer?
We’ve got to realize and understand that we’re living in a time when politics is rotten and it has ruined the culture. It has ruined the United States of America like it’s ruined every other country when politics becomes this rotten. I’m not saying that the Democrats are at fault or the Republicans or the lefts or the rights. I’m saying that each of us has made terrible mistakes in our life. If we would have took a stand in 1950 and 1960, our country would be in a lot better condition now than it is, but we didn’t take that stand. We’ve got to realize that as American people, as Christian people, that we’re to love the Lord with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength. We’re to love our neighbors as ourselves. We’re not in this by ourselves. We need to be in it as a nation.
We need to be fighting the Coronavirus and the rotten politics as individuals, not as groups. We find that we’ve turned our backs upon what’s right and what’s wrong, and that’s a big mistake.