Last month, I hoped my birthday would pass with little notice. It’s not that I don’t enjoy my birthdays. I used to anticipate them, but they just don’t hold the same level of excitement. They make me count and remind me that I am, to some people, an old person. I’m learning that too many […]
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LifeWay stores: losing a trusted source
The announcement that LifeWay Christian Resources will close its brick-and-mortar stores by the end of the year dismayed many Southern Baptists who have long shopped the shelves for books, music, and Lord’s Supper wafers. The reaction was predictable—it’s sad to lose a trusted source of information and resources. What some seem to be missing even […]
Lessons from unexpected guests
During the years when our sons were younger and still at home, one of them asked me one evening, “Dad, what do you do all day?” No doubt I was distracted with whatever work I was doing at the time, and I glibly replied, “I attend meetings, talk on the phone, solve problems, and write […]
Devotional: Roadside assistance
Read: Acts 8:26-40 Everyday is an opportunity to introduce someone to Jesus Christ, because everyday God allows us to be ambassadors of the Kingdom of God. In Acts 8, Philip was such an ambassador. When led by the Holy Spirit to go on what must have seemed an illogical journey, he immediately obeyed. Because of […]
Pat’s Playbook: Ask the hard question
Question: I pastor a comfortable church. We’re not squabbling, we meet the budget, and people like the music. Why does that make me un-comfortable? Answer: Sometimes a comfortable church can forget why they exist. Are you carrying out the Great Commission? Are lives being changed? Are marriages being rescued? Is the Holy Spirit at work […]
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