Dave Samples
My blogs
Blogs I follow
| Industry | Religion |
|---|---|
| Location | Tolar, Texas, United States |
| Introduction | I am the Pastor of Tolar Baptist Church, Tolar, Texas. I am the author of, "Messed Up Men of the Bible: Seeing the Men in Your Life Through God's Eyes" (Kregel, 2016). The book received the Golden Scroll: Non-fiction Merit Award. In addition, Messed-Up Men was recognized by the ECPA as one of the best Bible Studies of 2017. I am the founding pastor of Grace River Church in Severance, Colorado. Previously I pastored Cornerstone Baptist Church, Windsor, Colorado (9 yrs) and FBC, Lipan, Texas (6 yrs). My first church to pastor was the Cliffside Baptist Church of Amarillo, Texas. I have served on staff of the FBC, Monterey, Tennessee, Olsen Park Baptist Church, Amarillo, Texas, and FBC, Camden, Tennessee. I have served the Colorado Baptist General Convention as the Chairman of the Executive Board and as a Vice President. I have served as a Trustee for the North American Mission Board of the SBC. I have been blessed to walk alongside the love of my life, Tina, for the past 32 years. She is a talented author, teacher, singer, and song writer. Tina writes at www.tinasamples.blogspot.com and is the author of, Wounded Women of the Bible, 2013 by Kregel Publications. |
| Favorite movies | Hearts in Atlantis, The Chronicles of Narnia Series, The Lord of the Rings series, The Blindside, Rudy, The Way, The Apostle. |
| Favorite music | Citipointe Live, The Civil Wars, Delirious, U2, Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn, Tina Samples, Skillet, Need to Breathe, Supertones. |
| Favorite books | Experiencing God (Blackaby), Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home (Foster), The Shack (Young), The Source of My Strength (Stanley) |