An eight-mile trip into the countryside ended at an old barn which had been converted into a restaurant. “The food’s good here,” one of the travelers said as we set out after the Sunday service on winding rural and sometimes gravel roads. The former feed store set in cornfields was everything Cracker Barrel would hope […]
Grilled, not toasted
Two things surprised me about my ordination: the interview was not nearly as painful as I anticipated, and it was scheduled 90 minutes prior to the evening service where I was to be set apart for God’s use. What if I fail the test? I thought. My mother drove 10 hours to attend the service. […]
‘Motor for the gospel’: Summit calls pastors to rev up
“Emulation trumps exhortation,” J.J. Washington preached. “Before you book a ticket across the ocean, please take the gospel first to your neighborhood.” The Georgia pastor was met with frequent applause at the Illinois Leadership Summit Chicagoland in March. Washington was one of two keynote speakers at the event held at Brainard Avenue Baptist Church, which […]
Why I need resurrection
Prologue May I tell you a secret? When I close my eyes, I still see my wife on her deathbed. Please stay with me. This article gets much more upbeat soon, but I have to start at this point so you will know why resurrection is so important to me right now. And it’s not […]
Ultimately, it’s a local church decision
It’s just the Wild West out there right now,” a colleague declared of the Twitterverse, as Baptists registered their opinions on new reports of sexual abuse and the failure of Southern Baptists to stop perpetrators’ movement among churches. Then the Internet mostly applauded the recommendations by SBC President J.D. Greear’s study committee to address sexual […]
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