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My heart aches for the six young lives lost in the crash of school bus No. 366 in Chattanooga, Tenn. I think about their families, now facing Christmas without beloved children. I think about the kids on the bus... Continue Reading »
Last year I received a phone call from a friend who asked me what I was doing on Thanksgiving Day. Our conversation was on Tuesday, just two days before the holiday. I had been so preoccupied with the “busyness”... Continue Reading »
Writers: Lindsay Blanken & Stephen Douglas Wilson When Americans think about the first Thanksgiving in the fall of 1621, they tend to reflect back to images of smiling Pilgrims and Native Americans huddled around a large table filled with... Continue Reading »
About 10 Indian pastors sat in front of me. I stared at them and they stared at me in a crowded, little room in northeastern India. In a few short days, I would grow to love these men as... Continue Reading »
He’s right in front of you in the grocery line. She’s the new girl in your child’s school classroom. You’ve read about immigrants or refugees who are moving to your town but you’re not sure what to say or... Continue Reading »
They are appearing on the scene quietly. Not many pundits are noticing the emerging trend. They are a different kind of bivocational pastor. The traditional bivocational pastor, by common definition, serves churches that are unable to compensate a pastor... Continue Reading »
The eighth chapter of Jeremiah contains a long lament of the weeping prophet over Israel’s spiritual condition. He had been instructed by the Lord to stand in the gate of the Lord’s house and proclaim God’s Word. He powerfully... Continue Reading »
My oldest son just turned 5, and this age is a joy. He understands the world in new ways every day and is asking tough, thoughtful questions. As a parent, I sense my goals are changing. My days with... Continue Reading »
On Thursday night, Sept. 1, at the Wofford-Tennessee Tech football game in Cookeville, Tenn., Wofford player Michael Roach pitched forward off the bench in the second half and stopped breathing due to a cardiac arrest. Panic-stricken players called for... Continue Reading »
“She’s a nut job!” “He’s bipolar.” These are just some of the labels and stigmatizing terms used to describe people with mental illness. But “she” may be your Sunday school teacher. “He” may be your pastor or deacon. The... Continue Reading »
Several years ago, our daughter and her husband traveled to California, leaving their 3-year-old Jackson and 18-month-old Julia in our care. Like all grandparents, we were delighted to keep them. One of those mornings, my husband, O.S., took Jackson... Continue Reading »
Ferguson. Newton. Charleston. Orlando. Dallas. Miami. We are bombarded with so many images of killings and retaliatory murders these days that we no longer remember the victims or details of these events. What used to be a rare and... Continue Reading »
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