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First person: ‘Pondering Psalm 23 in a very different way’

May 18, 2026

I don’t know about anybody else but retirement has been hard for me. I had served in church positions for more than 50 years, yet

First person: Why you should sit in a different seat at church

May 17, 2026

Most of us have a habit of sitting in the same place in church on Sunday, and I realize that nobody else is calling for changing this pattern. Nevertheless, I press on with my reasons that you and I should sit in a different place at church this weekend.

First person: When someone in your small group ‘hijacks the room’

May 16, 2026

One of the fastest ways to kill a small group isn’t bad theology, poor leadership or even lack of preparation.

First person: Ways your church can stay connected with graduates

May 15, 2026

Over the last several weeks, our churches celebrated with high school seniors as they graduated.

Bond continues card-writing ministry, expands to helping raise foster care awareness

May 14, 2026

Allison Bond recently expanded her card-writing ministry to include some new work — serving as director of letter stewardship for The Long Road Home project, a horseback ride in Arkansas that raises foster care awareness.

First person: Here’s my ‘crazy’ suggestion to try this Sunday

May 14, 2026

I know some readers won’t like this post. Most of us have a habit of sitting in the same place in church on Sunday, and I realize that nobody else is calling for changing this pattern.

‘It’s been a radical change’: BCM student shares story of transformation

May 13, 2026

Brandon Arnold, a Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) student leader with GraceLife ministry at Towson University (TU), said he attended church, wore a cross around his neck and called himself a Christian in high school while living with what he now describes as “false assurance.”