Rev. Eddie Thomas is an enthusiastic, very charismatic Baptist preacher who readily admits he has “a lot of ham” in him. He says that if he didn’t love God more, his next choice would be acting. In comparison, Sis. Robbie Thomas is a rather reserved musician, who is a perfect compliment to her outgoing husband. He often defers to her solo after he delivers the message at various churches that keep him so busy with guest appearances until he hasn’t had time to consider becoming a pastor.

In essence, Rev. Eddie and Sis. Robbie Cowling Thomas are equally yoked, thus, when they combine their anointed talents they become God’s winning team. Providentially, it wasn’t an accident that African- American News&Issues chose Team Thomas to inaugurate a series highlighting God’s husband and wife teams that will be a recurring feature on our Church page. Rev. Thomas, quick to get into the spirit of the article uses a sports analogy to endorse the feature: “When I reflect on being a husband and wife team, I’m reminded of a coach I once had whose motto was, ‘No practice. No Play.’”

Rev. Thomas, who loves writing, producing and acting in Biblical dramas (his favorite is his Judas Iscariot role), is also active in other local ensembles. However, he swears he isn’t over dramatizing when he tells how he met his wife. To wit: “I was a boy of 12-years of age when I visited a church and saw a little girl (age 3), in a choir so the audience could see her sing her first solo entitled, ‘We Are Soldiers.’ Some 35 years later I visited another church and saw the same young lady singing a song entitled, ‘God Has Been Good To Me.’”

Pausing, Rev. Thomas looks toward heaven and smiles as he continues, “A few months later, at the end of an 11 a.m. service at Good Hope MBC, I proposed to her with a poem I wrote based on Proverbs 18:22, entitled ‘I’m Glad I Found Ya.’ Eight months later we were married.” Beautiful beginnings notwithstanding, one only has to see Team Thomas together to know that they, indeed, are equally yoked and for that reason they have become a winning team for the Lord.