First Person: What a pastor should consider before leaving a church April 16, 2023 Pastoral transitions happen. Life happens. And sometimes pastors need to move on. If not, in time, our mortality will force a transition! Those can be Read More
First Person: In the aftermath of tornadoes, God is our shelter April 13, 2023 As I’m writing this, it has been almost one week since an EF3 tornado made its 31-mile trek through central Arkansas and another one in Read More
First Person: Tragedy reminds us ‘God is the ruler, yet’ April 9, 2023 The dark and evil act which took place at Covenant School in Nashville on March 27 has weighed on many of us with especially deep Read More
Preparing for Easter weekend: 8 ways to pray now April 4, 2023 I fear that many churches plan for weeks (or months) for Easter weekend, but then pray for only minutes over the weekend’s events. To counter Read More
First Person: Reasons why marriage is declining March 29, 2023 Young American adults are eschewing marriage at alarming rates. A recent report in World included this Census Bureau generated data: only 25% of adults ages 18–34 Read More
First Person: The beauty of country churches March 20, 2023 I was reared in a good ole country church called Six Mile Baptist. You have seen churches just like it: gravel driveway and parking lot, Read More
First Person: Why is face-to-face evangelism more difficult these days? March 20, 2023 I could list all kinds of reasons why evangelism is difficult. It can be frightening to try to speak truth into someone else’s life. We Read More
First Person: 10 reasons camp matters for your church March 16, 2023 Camp is a mountain top experience, a real spiritual marker in the lives of many campers who attend. Here’s what group leaders and campers have Read More
10 areas of focus for a prayer walk or prayer drive through your community March 7, 2023 Many of us regularly walk through our neighborhoods, and almost all of us drive through our communities on a daily basis. What we often fail Read More
First Person: What better time to evangelize and baptize than Easter? March 4, 2023 One of the ways I like to encourage people is to tell them to do what you do for the glory of God, and do Read More