Editor’s note: In order to protect the privacy of this family, the names have been withheld. I personally know this wonderful family and the writer is a pastor of a Tennessee Baptist church. Due to the negative publicity this resolution generated in June, I wanted to give Tennessee Baptists a perspective from a family who has experienced the heartbreak of infertility. See pasge 8 for more information on the resolution.

Is your pastor making a living wage? Our pastors willingly carry many burdens on their congregation’s behalf, but financial hardship should not be one of them. When they answered the call to ministry, they didn’t go in with the expectation of building wealth but they did hope to earn a solid income to provide for themselves and their families and to finish well financially.  Unfortunately, the pastor’s pay is losing

The last two weeks seem like a blur with all that has happened in our nation. On July 13, a 20-year-old Pennsylvanian attempted to assassinate former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump while he was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania. An assassination attempt on a president or candidate has not occurred since 1981 when at attempt was made on then president Ronald Reagan. The bullet missed killing Trump

In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, Americans are left wanting answers surrounding the tragedy.  One brave father present at the rally, Corey Comperatore, died protecting his family from a stray bullet. Two other attendees, James Copenhaver and David Dutch, suffered critical injuries but are now recovering in stable condition.  The near miss on President Trump was nothing less than breathtaking. Had the Republican nominee

You know it well if you are a Vacation Bible School alumnus.  “I pledge allegiance to the Bible, God’s Holy Word. I will make it a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path and will hide its words in my heart that I might not sin against God.”  I remember like it was yesterday the day I was chosen to lead the Vacation Bible School processional into