A former Southern Baptist youth pastor was sentenced to 20 years in prison July 27 after confessing to attempted sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old girl — one of at least a dozen he targeted while serving Catawba Valley Baptist Church…
Embracing the Beauty of Christian Weakness
In the middle of the night, a family hurriedly gathers what they are able, unsure whether they will return. Across the Middle East and beyond, nations exert their strength, each seeking to exploit the weakness of their adversaries. As one…
Despair is attractive, but hope looks better
I don’t know about everyone else, but some days I am really challenged by trying to hang on to hope. There are days when despair is attractive. For instance, I recently was doing a bit of searching for something to…