First Person: Officiating an unforgettable ‘miracle wedding’
May 22, 2023
We waited. I was the first to arrive. The bride was the second. We waited for the groom. Others began arriving. Suddenly, we heard a
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First Person: Lessons from my mom that I’m still learning
May 13, 2023
I am a helicopter parent (and I am). I didn’t get it from my own mom. Chalk it up to her raising kids in a
From the field: How is your church helping orphans, vulnerable children?
May 12, 2023
Ten years ago, I was visiting Shelter Yetu, an orphanage in Naivasha, Kenya. A young boy stood alone at the chalkboard, wiping away the day’s lessons
First Person: It’s true — we must do more
May 2, 2023
A few years ago Nigerian Baptist leaders welcomed me at the airport with these words: “Thank you for sending Thomas Jefferson Bowen to bring us
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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