Jun 28, 2016 | Blog
A huge billboard in South Georgia in Senator Josh McKoon’s district bears witness of Georgia Baptist Convention money being spent for his support of “religious liberty” legislation. Governor Nathan Deal, a Baptist, wisely vetoed the legislation. Much more will be...
Jun 10, 2016 | Blog
Alex Haley’s miniseries “Roots” in 1977 was my first understanding of family systems on a macro level. I certainly would not have used the term “family systems” in the ninth grade, but I knew that Roots was about my family system as much as it was about the roots of...
Jun 4, 2016 | Blog
Jesse and Jessica Phillips have not even reached their mid twenties. They have been married less than three years. Yet they have set out on an adventure that has taken them far away from their New Sharon, Iowa home. They are now missionaries in Africa. Many people...
Apr 22, 2016 | Blog
Not long after I arrived at Trinity Baptist Church in 1996, I had a big decision to make. Henry Peabody, a Liberian, had asked me in a letter to help him get out of the Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana and come to the United States to get an education. I’d met Henry at...
Apr 9, 2016 | Blog
The prophet Hosea boldly told the people of his day that God was tired of being placated by their symbolic measures of worship. Instead he told them: “I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings”...
Mar 27, 2016 | Blog
Recently I’ve been letting go of some things. I sold a Harley motorcycle, my 65 Ford Comet, my 4-wheeler, and my Mohammed Ali and Rocky posters. O.K, so those last two items didn’t bring as much money as the first three. In fact, I was a little insulted that the...
