“They stole $77,000. And that was all of my savings.” Her voice was so soft I (Doug) had to lean in to hear her. “I’ve talked with the local police, the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission. The money is...
Eleven years ago on September 11, I was in college. I was getting out of a Tuesday morning class when I heard people talking about an airplane crash. As I walked back to my apartment, I heard more and more…
I was having lunch with a friend the other and he was telling me about a meeting he attended with some others pastors. Apparently there was a discussion about the book of the month, and this time the topic was evangelism. One…
My uncle James is one of the greatest storytellers I have ever known. He just loves sharing a good story. I remember an early morning phone call (5 am) while I was a student in England when he just had…
As part of our work with congregations which are engaging in the process of imagining their future, we invite them to first look back and connect with their past. One effective tool for doing that is to create a timeline…
ANNAPOLIS, Md (ABP) — The last church led by a woman pastor to receive salary assistance from the Southern Baptist Convention celebrates its 30th anniversary this month with community-service projects including neighborhood landscaping with Habitat for Humanity. Broadneck Baptist Church…
MOSELEY, Va. — Central Virginia pastor Lee Ellison will be nominated in November as first vice president of the Baptist General Association of Virginia — a position which every year since 2000 has led to the BGAV presidency. Ellison, pastor…
By Bob Allen A historically Baptist college in Georgia is launching a cutting-edge experiment that industry experts say could provide a model to help save local journalism in America. This week the New York Times business section profiled the new…
By Bob Allen The last church led by a woman pastor to receive salary assistance from the Southern Baptist Convention celebrates its 30th anniversary this month with community-service projects including neighborhood landscaping with Habitat for Humanity. Broadneck Baptist Mission in Annapolis,…
By Alan Bean Republicans and Democrats are fighting about God. The GOP scored points by publicizing the fact that the blue team’s platform doesn’t mention the Almighty. Democrats responded by putting God back in their policy document and ensuring that…
