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Christian parents play an important role in shaping their children’s understanding of relationships. Below, I list relationship principles that Christian parents can teach their children to help them develop a biblical understanding of relationships. God made us relational. God... Continue Reading »
It’s been an exciting few days here at the Amplify Conference at Wheaton College. Ed Stetzer designed this inaugural conference “to lead the conversation in evangelism and then implement the renewal of evangelism in our local churches.” I attended... Continue Reading »
I am so excited to travel around our state and share our theme for the 2016 South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting: “Launch Out,” which is based on Luke 5, where Jesus told Peter to launch out into the... Continue Reading »
When I was a student minister, I asked Mr. Bob to address our teenagers because of his past military experience. Because he was in his 70s I assumed he might be a bit apprehensive about speaking to them, so,... Continue Reading »
In 1974, I was working as a young sports writer for the Anderson Independent and was given the assignment to do a full-page feature on Bobby Richardson, head coach of the University of South Carolina’s baseball team. It was... Continue Reading »
Did God create the world in six literal 24-hour days? Our answer is, yes! Pete Wilbanks, Professor of Christian Studies, supports the answer from an analysis of the Biblical text. Ronald Marks, Professor of Chemistry, then answers from the... Continue Reading »
In the past decade I’ve noticed a rising aversion to mentioning any national holidays in worship services. Increasingly it seems that pastors do not want to preach sermons in any way related to the nation for fear that they... Continue Reading »
When a golfer was asked why he bought a new putter, he said, “The old one didn’t float.” We live in what some people call the age of rage. What about your anger? Do people call you Old Faithful... Continue Reading »
“I want you to give Nena this recipe,” my fellow church member and lunch guest Ray said of his wife, Nena, as they joined me for lunch one day recently. I promised I would, so now I am sharing... Continue Reading »
Being a father is like playing golf: It’s time consuming, expensive, frustrating, and full of hazards. The phone company reports that calls made on Father’s Day are growing faster than those on Mother’s Day. The company apologized for the... Continue Reading »
I still like the movie “Field of Dreams.” I must confess that I get choked up every time I watch the end of the movie where Ray (played by Kevin Costner) asks his dad, “Hey, Dad! You want to... Continue Reading »
Up until our son was about 4 or 5 years old, he would occasionally sneak into our bedroom and slip into the bed with us, as most children do from time to time. Somewhere about that age parents must... Continue Reading »
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