Do you ever feel frustrated because you can’t solve all the problems you see around you? There are so many needs in our communities: single moms in distress, broken families, underfunded schools, people struggling to pay the power bill — the list could go on and on. None of us can help everyone, but what […]
My first Uber ride was a memorable experience. I was recently in Boston with a group of South Carolina pastors for a North American Mission Board “Catch the Vision” tour. We met about 15 church planters who have a passion for the gospel and for their city. When it was time to return home, we […]
I learned to tithe at a young age, but it was not through reading the Bible. It was through a story my parents told me over and over, a story about their faith and God’s faithfulness. Mom and Dad were not raised in church. They were saved shortly after getting married. As young Christians, they […]
I went to the nearby convenience store to get a Mountain Dew and came back with so much more. Our church is located in a rural community. Everybody in this area uses that store from time to time. On this particular evening, though, no one else was in the store. So I asked the man […]
It was a rainy, soggy day, and I was on my way to drop my kids off at school. I noticed a car that had slid off the side of the road and appeared to be stuck. I reasoned that someone was probably on their way to help. On my way back home, I noticed […]
On June 25, I watched the television with excitement as one of our church members, Rachel Wyatt, competed in the Miss South Carolina pageant. She and her mom and dad have been faithful members of our church for several years. That evening, Rachel was crowned Miss South Carolina 2016. As the crowd cheered and celebrated […]
Editor’s note: We recently invited our readers to share their personal Christmas stories. Here is one of the responses we received. I learned a new name for God in December of 1983. My wife, Lisa, and I were newlyweds, and we had moved to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in August of that year. As Christmas […]