Every Tuesday morning, you’ll find Jeff Foxworthy at the Atlanta Rescue Mission. The internationally known comedian has served as a small group leader there for 12 years. This happened because he felt called by God to be on mission there….
Houston pastor has a word of witness about the Bushes
Russell Levenson, pastor of Saint Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, sees himself as an eyewitness to history as the pastor of former President George H.W. Bush. Levenson has written a book in which he reflects on the character and kindness…
Tim Keller wants us to talk about forgiveness
Tim Keller wants to help forgiveness have a good reputation once again. “There’s a problem with forgiveness in our culture right now,” he said in a recent interview. “That wasn’t true 20 years ago. I think most people would say,…
After the pandemic, ask where you’re going, not where you’re leaving, author advises
Jeff Henderson wants to be known by what he’s for rather than what he’s against. That’s why his 2019 book was titled Know What You’re For: A Growth Strategy for Work, an Even Better Strategy for Life. It’s also why…
Dear Max Lucado, I speak in tongues too
Dear Max Lucado, I speak in tongues too. I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was a college student at Liberty University. As I sat confused, not knowing what to do, I began praying that April day and…
This key leader at Planned Parenthood sees his work as a calling
The chief equity officer at Planned Parenthood is an ordained Christian minister who believes his work is a calling from God. In an exclusive interview with Baptist News Global, George Walker made it clear that he sees his work at Planned…
Thom Rainer launches new emphasis on evangelism
Thom Rainer is widely known as the former head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Lifeway Christian Resources, but now he is set to open a new chapter as he launches both a new company and a new book, I Am…
Now a dean at Belmont, former attorney general Alberto Gonzales sees service as a gift from God
With students walking by in the distance, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, now dean of the Belmont University College of Law, still understands what life in the spotlight requires. In an exclusive interview with Baptist New Global, the nation’s…
Why O.S. Hawkins is right for the job
It was interview number three for me, and although it was four years ago, I can remember it like it was yesterday. When I took the interview with O.S. Hawkins, then president of Guidestone, it was a defining moment. I…