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I always look forward to fall like my grandson looks forward to a handful of blueberries. Without much effort at all I can envision it. My mind’s eye shows me an amazingly accurate image of the days surrounding that... Continue Reading »
Is your church planning a family-friendly fall event for your community? It may be a pumpkin parade, Fall Fest, a fabulous hayride, trunk-or-treat, a candy-walk or the town’s largest-ever city-wide, costumed hokey-pokey. You invest great effort and resources to... Continue Reading »
Brent and Ashley Fulmer wanted to go on their church’s mission trip to Kenya, but it looked like the cost was going to make it impossible. The two began praying and planning, and within 18 months the couple had... Continue Reading »
For years I assumed that criticisms of pastors and other church staff members was just part of leadership. Indeed, no leader, to my knowledge, has ever been spared the verbal or written jabs of the critic. So my advice... Continue Reading »
Christians are rightly and necessarily concerned about leadership, but many Christians seem to aim no higher than secular standards and visions of leadership. We can learn a great deal from the secular world and its studies of leadership and... Continue Reading »
We received the information early Friday morning (Sept. 20) that well-known Christian author and speaker Henry Blackaby was missing. Because of his close relationship to LifeWay Christian Resources professionally and to many of us personally, we made the decision... Continue Reading »
As the writer and host of a series of “parenting minutes” heard on Christian radio, I’m often surprised by what provokes listeners. It is not the “heavy” stuff related to morals or medicine that kindle a reaction. Rather, the... Continue Reading »
I sat behind a cute little boy in worship last Sunday. He was wearing stylish headphones and intently played game after game of Angry Birds on his smartphone. For the entire hour, he never even looked up. An older... Continue Reading »
Your adopted daughter may not actually verbalize it, but this question will one day enter her heart and mind: “How could my birth mother give me away?” Adopted girls may not ask the question consciously, but it’s there. If... Continue Reading »
In last month’s article, I mentioned that we will have panel discussions during the Tuesday morning and afternoon sessions of the upcoming annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention that will focus on the subject of “Why We... Continue Reading »
This week the nation marks 50 years since the 1963 March on Washington. The most famous moment of that historic event is, of course, the speech by Martin Luther King Jr., now one of the most iconic speeches in... Continue Reading »
I remember well receiving a call from one of my sons. It was his first day on the job as a new pastor. It was also his first full-time ministry position. His words were amusing: “OK, Dad. I’m here.... Continue Reading »
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