Adam B. Dooley Archives - Page 3 of 5

First person: What are the benefits of fasting?

March 5, 2025

“Though the concept is somewhat foreign to us, it was commonplace in ancient Israel,” writes pastor Adam Dooley. “Fasting appears 75 times in the Bible.”

First person: Is Christian persecution real? Yes, and here’s why it matters.

February 26, 2025

An honest assessment reveals that Christians remain the single most persecuted group of people in the world.

First person: What is winter trying to tell us?

February 22, 2025

“What if I told you that winter holds much greater significance than stoking daydreams of summer vacation or the playfulness of childhood?” says pastor Adam Dooley.

First person: Lessons from the hardwood

February 13, 2025

With College March Madness just around the corner, high school basketball is winding down and regional tournament brackets are starting to take shape. What can we as Christians learn from basketball?

First person: Why do we hate waiting so much?

February 8, 2025

We waited for appointments, for test results, for airplanes, and for a chance to do it all again the next week. For nearly three years, hurry up and wait was the name of the game. Waiting became routine; but it never became easy.

First person: The secret of satisfaction

January 28, 2025

“Jesus’ continual use of metaphors throughout the gospel powerfully anchored truth to our hearts in a way that cold prose seldom do,” writes pastor Adam Dooley.

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Opinion: A Christian response to a new president

January 22, 2025

“Regardless of one’s political views, I am reminded of two important principles of Scripture,” shares pastor Adam Dooley.

First person: Blessed are those who mourn

January 17, 2025

Though making an annual trip to St. Jude Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee admittedly causes a certain amount of anxiety, there is no greater feeling than hearing that my son remains cancer free after a decade since being treated for leukemia.