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March 2020

March 11, 2020
It is not exactly a new observation to note the increasing coarseness of our society....

February 2020

February 25, 2020
The annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is in June and already there...
February 04, 2020
Failure is an ugly word and it can be a difficult experience. Over 20 years...

January 2020

January 28, 2020
  The headline made national news, “Struggling Minnesota Church Asks Older Members to Leave.” The...
January 21, 2020
  What do we mean by the word “God?” Every year, eight weeks after Easter,...
January 14, 2020
  The CBF’s move transition to become a progressive theological organization was fueled by a...
January 08, 2020
  In 1979 the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) began making a sharp theological turn to...

December 2019

December 09, 2019
On a Monday morning several weeks ago I received a letter on my desk. The...
December 02, 2019
The thing most people do not know about ministers is just how ordinary we are....

November 2019

November 11, 2019
  It seems to me that there are two kinds of veterans: ones who will...
November 04, 2019
Being a dad is a wonderful thing. I enjoy watching my daughters grow up, and...

September 2019

September 11, 2019
  It happened on an ordinary morning. We were going about our normal routines. Children...

August 2019

August 05, 2019
In the light of multiple mass shootings over the weekend, it is natural to ask...

July 2019

July 31, 2019
It is fashionable these days to say things like, "I love Jesus, but I don't...
July 02, 2019
Do you remember when Facebook was great? Ten years or so ago, I signed up...

June 2019

June 17, 2019
If you have a voice inside you telling you that you are incapable of success,...
June 12, 2019
It happened on a recent run. I was having a difficult day and had a...
June 05, 2019
17-year-old Noa Pothoven of Arnhem, Netherlands chose death after her life became "unbearable." Noa had...
June 04, 2019
Every religion that I know of has an "end of the world" scenario. For that...
June 03, 2019
  It seemed to be an ordinary day at school. Kendrick Castillo, an eighteen-year-old high...

May 2019

May 29, 2019
Have you ever thought that you would like your life to be different? Perhaps you...
May 28, 2019
  Recently, someone on twitter asked a very interesting question, "What was your first existential...
May 22, 2019
Another day and there is another story about a beloved minister doing the unthinkable. Daniel,*...
May 17, 2019
Lately, in my reading, I keep coming across the term "privilege." For example, the SAT...
May 15, 2019
Crises are an inevitable part of life. Sometimes they are related to employment. Sometimes they are...
May 14, 2019
If you are willing to learn, there are lessons to be absorbed in nearly any...
May 10, 2019
  I felt surrounded by darkness, and I changed. Many of my childhood friends would...
May 09, 2019
Sometimes, no matter how hard you fight, victory is not an option. I and my...
May 08, 2019
After listening to Josh describe Jenni's condition, I decided Jenni needed an advocate.  I was...
May 07, 2019
The sign said “7200 Family Waiting,” but it might as well have read, “Abandon all...
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