Considering the power of these minutes when the Kingdom of God feels so near, how could this world be changed if we Christ followers embraced a greater percentage of what God has to offer?
Societal norms no longer bow to church. So what?
Gone are the days when we can just follow the masses to church without ever actually following God’s Son, Jesus Christ. But isn’t that good?
Amazing grace: Settling a troubled soul
When I stepped onto her hall, I could see her slippered feet just outside the door frame of her room. In her wheelchair, she rocked heel to toe, toe to heel, back and forth and back again. “Hey, there,” I…
Ready or not, church, change is coming
“You know that trick where a person pulls the tablecloth off of a table set with fine china, leaving everything standing as if it hadn’t been touched?” This was to be our final staff meeting as a team. Dr. Jim…
Changing #thingsonlychristianwomenhear
Recently, social media was abuzz with the hashtag #thingsonlychristianwomenhear. If you haven’t followed the conversation, you might want to peruse some of the comments. I have heard most of the things listed, particularly since I was ordained in a Baptist…
Teenaged girl’s ministry becomes Baptist woman’s call
Nothing in the program guide suggested I might slip through a time portal during worship. I’m sure of it; I would have noticed. Sure, the theme of the 34th annual convocation for Baptist Women in Ministry of North Carolina, “Storied…
Think Millennials are self-focused? Think again.
I don’t know about you, but I view the daily headlines with a sort of fascinated dread. I can’t bear to watch and I can’t turn away. Every day, there’s more bad news for public education, undocumented immigrants and the…
Holy Spirit prompts change; inmates experience worship
By Thursday, I was pretty much prepared for the sermon I was to preach the next evening at the prison worship service; but when I read over it Friday morning, it just didn’t feel right. I tried revising it, but…
Opinions diverge but relationships grow
“Mom, if you’re going to say things like that, you have to expect me to respond.” My eldest, a recent college graduate in the process of applying for political science Ph.D. programs, was about to start a rant (a fairly…