Aug 27, 2015 | Blog
A descriptive word that emerges to describe Jesus’ prayer life from a study of Luke’s gospel is “intentional.” Jesus may have done a lot of praying “on the fly” but Luke portrays a Jesus who was intentional about setting aside time to pray. He was as intentional about...
Jul 30, 2015 | Blog
For a week in July, friends of “Baptists Today” journeyed together through Glacier National Park bringing strangers together from across the Southeast who quickly found friendships with one another. That’s not hard to do when you share a love for God and...
Jul 4, 2015 | Blog
People taking a stroll through my parents’ yard would see various kinds of plants, trees, and flowers they have planted over the 41 years they have owned their property. There are many varieties of daylilies, hydrangeas, azaleas, various kinds of roses, marigolds,...
Jun 23, 2015 | Blog
I passed a man enjoying some shade under the pecan trees of our church parking lot on my way home for lunch last week. The door of his car was open and he looked to be relaxing and doing some reading. I almost walked by but then I stopped and spoke with him, as I was...
Jun 4, 2015 | Blog
Most schools just finished with another academic year and have graduated another class of students. Graduation services have been held. Here in Jefferson, GA, two male athletes stood in the position of valedictorian and salutatorian. Evan Shirreffs, the...
May 7, 2015 | Blog
Do we ever accomplish anything in ministry alone? I don’t think so. I thought about that recently when someone asked me to name some of the things I’ve accomplished throughout my ministry. While I can name some things, nothing on my list would qualify as a solo act....
