Remember The Year Without a Santa Claus? Santa woke up with a cold in the 1974 animated special, so he took his doctor’s advice to go on a December vacation. By the end of the show, however, Santa was back on the job in the nick of time, because no one could imagine a year […]
Eric Reed
Thinking about death—and life—and ministry in the middle
I find myself thinking about Jack Anders* right now. Jack was relatively a young man when he accepted the pastorate of a large established church in a popular oceanside community in Florida. The church was approaching 100 years old and so were many of its members. Jack lived not far from where I did. We […]
2020 national convention promises collision of ideas
The growing fractures underlying evangelicalism run beneath Southern Baptists as well. And in today’s political and cultural environment, they appear to be widening. If a task force appointed by the SBC Executive Committee to study actions of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is the flash point, then the Orlando Convention could witness the broader […]
When dads cry
In a recent IBSA chapel when Nate Adams told the story his son’s coming home after a season away from God, there were sniffles. When he invited others to share stories of their own children who had returned, there were tears. And as expected, from my back-row seat, I could see our dear friend Pat […]
Fresh fuel for tired engines
What volunteers really want is attention to their souls The current literature on ministry with volunteers emphasizes frequent expressions of gratitude with thank-you notes, recognition from the pulpit, and an annual banquet. After all, everyone wants to be appreciated, right? But addressing the question of “care and feeding” of volunteers, Dan Kimball points in a […]
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