7 truths on perseverance and prayer
May 14, 2024
I recently reflected on what God taught me during some difficult years, and maybe these thoughts will be encouraging to you if you’ve been praying for someone for a long time.
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Mental health awareness: How to minister with compassion
May 13, 2024
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and offer support to those who struggle with mental health issues.
First person: 4 reasons to enjoy the gift of Sabbath
May 12, 2024
Are you ready to abandon the illusion that you are indestructible and indispensable? Ready to obey the command, receive the gift, work the plan and love the Person who is calling you to rest in Him?
First person: Lessons learned as a pastor’s wife
May 12, 2024
We all know ministry life is hard and marriage is hard so combining those two can be extra complicated.
First person: A Christian’s celebration of mothers
May 10, 2024
Mother’s Day provides us an opportunity to thank the Good Lord for blessing us with this awesome and extraordinary woman who helped us to see our need for Him.
Your Voice: No secrets in prison — Observations from baptism Sunday
May 4, 2024
First-person articles, comments, letters to the editor, blog excerpts, social media posts and more …
First person: Reflections from ‘journey in the wilderness’
April 28, 2024
As a boy growing up on a dairy farm in southeast Louisiana, I never dreamed that I would serve on the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention — much less be elected chairman, during what could arguably be …
No secrets in prison: Observations from baptism Sunday
April 28, 2024
These women, ranging from 22 to nearly 80 years old, were waiting for baptism at the Mississippi Correctional Institute for Women. They had been attending church, hearing God’s Word, and learning how to follow Jesus …
First person: When is enough enough? Resources abound; let’s get busy
April 20, 2024
While we need fresh takes from time to time and we benefit from experts sharing about discoveries in their fields, how many more versions of the same story do we really need?
First person: Eclipse a marvel from our Creator
April 9, 2024
Dogs were howling, crickets chirping and birds were tweeting – and nobody else’s tweets mattered. The sky grew dark at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. It was weird and wonderful, all rolled into one.
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