So there we were — six of us seated around the table and enjoying each other’s company. Our distinct looking group began to elicit stares. Our group didn’t look like it should go together. At our table were a Lebanese pastor, a bearded evangelist born without arms, a black writer, a white church planter, a […]
The fracturing among the Southern Baptist Convention has been quietly building to a crescendo over the past year as the yearly annual convention gathering sits just 3 months away. Convention wide issues – critical race theory & racism, Beth Moore leaving the convention, JD Greear’s SBC leadership – are gaining steam in social media circles […]
So there we were — six of us seated around the table and enjoying each other’s company. Our distinct looking group began to elicit stares. Our group didn’t look like it should go together. At our table were a Lebanese/Brazilian pastor, a bearded pastor born without arms, a black theologian, a white church planter, a […]
I became a Christian at 15 years old and surrendered to a call to ministry at 16. Yet, as I grew in faith, my understanding of the word “gospel” was limited to Southern Gospel Music. I had no idea that the word gospel was rooted in the very fabric of Scripture. At the time, I […]
As 2013 draws to a close and as 2014 is waiting to dawn, we all know the inevitable is coming. We all know that on January 1st we’ll make our New Year’s resolutions. We make them every year and many of them are incredibly noble: lose weight, eat better, read more, spend more time with […]
Generally, the mark of disciples and the church as a whole is love. We are called to love our husbands and wives. To love orphans and widows. To love our enemies. In fact, the mark of the disciple is their love for other believers (John 13:35) which is something typically flesh out well in the […]
School is out and summer is here!! If any of you are involved in Youth Ministry in any way, you know that this is a busy time of year. Last Wednesday was no different for us. That morning, a student came by the house for an hour to talk and hang out with my wife […]
