There were a million adventures awaiting my family when we moved to England in 2009. The first was to attend church at All Souls Church in London, the church theologian John Stott led for decades. We settled into our balcony seats and I said to my wife, “I wonder if we are going to hear any semblance of the gospel preached in John Stott’s church.” All Souls is a Church
It is hard to believe we are just a little more than a month away from Christmas. You’d think it was tomorrow the way stores flipped their Halloween displays from skeletons and zombies to Santa and Frosty. But let’s not forget about Thanksgiving. Yes, I love Thanksgiving for all the obvious reasons — family, food and football — but I also love it because it is an opportunity to hit
My wife and I recently attended a church service with our daughter in South Carolina. The service was held before the Nov. 8 election and the pastor was lamenting the sad state of affairs in our country and exhorting members to exercise their right to vote. He quoted a phrase he had heard someone say, “Our politicians have hit rock bottom and started digging.” It drew a chuckle from the
The economy was struggling, inflation was climbing and the unemployment rate was soaring. In fact, unemployment in Scott County was running at more than 20 percent. And that’s when I got a call from Doug White, pastor of First Baptist Church, Oneida, and a former chairman of the TBMB board of directors. “Brother Randy,” he said. “I just wanted you to know that we’ve decided to raise our Cooperative Program
I can’t think of anybody who took me very seriously. When I told people I was heading to Hawaii on a mission trip, the first response I got was a laugh and a, “Yeah, right. Suffering for Jesus in Hawaii.” “No, no,” I’d respond. “Hawaii is not what you think. There is a lot of need.” At the time, I didn’t really understand what I was talking about. I was
We are just days away from it being TBC Summit time in Tennessee! The Summit is the Annual Gathering of Tennessee Baptists, and beginning on Sunday, Nov. 13, fellow Christ followers from Baptist churches across the state will convene at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, just outside of Memphis, for these special days. We’ll kick off Sunday evening with a historically great time of worshiping together and conclude Wednesday at
Southern Baptists get a lot of bad press in the secular world and to be honest, we deserve it at times. But the fact is, Southern Baptists do a lot of good things that often go unnoticed, such as disaster relief that brings hope to hurting people affected by tragedy, compassion ministries that provided needed help in local communities through food pantries and clothes closets and much, much more. And,
Have you ever been to a big family reunion? This is a fun time for everyone to come together, fellowship, eat good food, reminisce, talk about future goals and plans and to enjoy personal relationships. At a family reunion there is a place for everyone in the family. Of course, at every family reunion, there is also that crazy uncle who is always a wildcard! Well, it is time for
Right off the bat, I feel the need for full disclosure: The subject that I am about to discuss doesn’t qualify — or even come close to qualifying — as being among the most pressing issues that our churches are presently facing. Indeed, as good Southern Baptists, we have much bigger chicken to fry. All the same, I do feel this topic merits some discussion. And in all seriousness, some
According to the Hallmark Corporate website, October was established as Clergy Appreciation Month in 1992, with the second Sunday set as Clergy Appreciation Day. This annual focus, begun 30 years ago, has a “mission of uplifting and encouraging pastors, missionaries and religious workers.” A biblical foundation Long before Hallmark got into the act, the Lord enjoined His followers to “remember” spiritual leaders who faithfully proclaim His message and lead His
There were a million adventures awaiting my family when we moved to England in 2009. The first was to attend church at All Souls Church
It is hard to believe we are just a little more than a month away from Christmas. You’d think it was tomorrow the way stores
My wife and I recently attended a church service with our daughter in South Carolina. The service was held before the Nov. 8 election and
The economy was struggling, inflation was climbing and the unemployment rate was soaring. In fact, unemployment in Scott County was running at more than 20
I can’t think of anybody who took me very seriously. When I told people I was heading to Hawaii on a mission trip, the first
We are just days away from it being TBC Summit time in Tennessee! The Summit is the Annual Gathering of Tennessee Baptists, and beginning on
Southern Baptists get a lot of bad press in the secular world and to be honest, we deserve it at times. But the fact is,
Have you ever been to a big family reunion? This is a fun time for everyone to come together, fellowship, eat good food, reminisce, talk
Right off the bat, I feel the need for full disclosure: The subject that I am about to discuss doesn’t qualify — or even come
According to the Hallmark Corporate website, October was established as Clergy Appreciation Month in 1992, with the second Sunday set as Clergy Appreciation Day. This