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As a young ministerial student in college, I’d eagerly accept any opportunity to speak so that I might grow and develop as a preacher of the Gospel. A frequent venue for me was a “brotherhood breakfast” in small rural... Continue Reading »
The American church has never been more analyzed and categorized, with predictions galore about where it’s headed, what it’s becoming, how it needs to change, and whether it is growing, plateaued or declining. It’s easy to get lost in... Continue Reading »
When I heard that Billy Graham had died, my first thought was purely selfish. “I never got to meet him.” For more than 40 years, Billy Graham has been my spiritual hero. My dream was to one day shake... Continue Reading »
I was sitting in Panera on Wednesday morning, Feb. 21, enjoying breakfast with a colleague, discussing race relations and the church, when the news of Dr. Billy Graham’s death flashed across my smartphone. I gasped, time stopped momentarily, and... Continue Reading »
During the last few weeks before she died, my wife asked me to leave the bedside lamp on at night. She didn’t want to wake up in the dark, even with me close beside her. So I left the... Continue Reading »
Sunday, Feb. 11, is designated as Racial Reconciliation Day across the Southern Baptist Convention. Why is this important for your church in your local community? At the core, this is a gospel issue. America is scarred by a racial... Continue Reading »
We’ve all heard the question: Is this a hill worth dying on? Great question. Simple answer: There are fewer hills worth dying on than you think. More complicated answer: There is a two-part answer. The first part: What hill... Continue Reading »
About 19 years ago, I had the sad responsibility to inform a mom and dad that their beautiful 5-year-old daughter had leukemia. They were shocked and overwhelmed. A few weeks later, I sat on a hospital bed by their... Continue Reading »
On a cold morning in February of 2015, I woke up in my warm home, read my Bible, drank coffee with my wife, and woke up my two kids from their snug beds. We fed them breakfast, and I... Continue Reading »
When I was a child, adoption was frowned upon or kept secret. Scripture, however, offers us the powerful image of God adopting us as His own children through the work of the cross. Rather than something shameful, adoption is... Continue Reading »
“Pamela” visited my office when she was 16 weeks pregnant. Her boyfriend, a heavy beer drinker and a member of a motorcycle gang, browbeat her to have an abortion. She was a waitress at a restaurant, barely surviving financially.... Continue Reading »
We had to terminate a deacon in a church I once pastored. No one wanted to do it, because he had served for 40 years, and because his wife was one of the kindest, godliest women any of us... Continue Reading »
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