Jane Burdeshaw says that every single year of Children’s Honor Choir has been special. She gets emotional talking about it. But some years stand out, she said — like the year she got a letter from one particular little girl. “She said that as the choir was singing ‘I Am His Lamb’ at one of [...]
Tim Cox said his dad has long been his hero. He grew up under his preaching, and his dad was there when he surrendered his life to Christ. His dad also preached his wedding. “The big markers in my life have always had Dad in place,” Tim Cox said. That’s why it was even more [...]
Terrence Jones says there’s something upside down about the landscape of the church in America these days. “American Christianity is messed up,” he said. “We forget that Jesus is the prize, that reigning with Him and being with Him is the reward.” The gospel has become something completely different, said Jones, pastor of Strong Tower [...]
Several years ago, I wrote that I believe multiplication is God’s preferred math formula. Every living thing that God created, He created to grow and to reproduce (multiply). None of God’s living creations will grow indefinitely. But all are designed to reproduce themselves. These are natural growth tendencies of all things living. One more of [...]
https://vimeo.com/301618961 Confession time. One of my favorite trivial pursuits is that of words, studying words. I’m an aficionado and connoisseur of words, and every so often I just am stopped in my tracks by a word that is used and translated from the technical sense into a more practical, informal way. Recently I came across [...]
Alabama Baptists adopted six resolutions during the 2018 Alabama Baptist State Convention (ABSC) held Nov. 13–14 at First Baptist Church, Trussville. Resolutions No. 4 and No. 5 honored the ministries of two men who each gave more than two decades of their lives in service to Alabama Baptists. (continued...) Read the full article from The [...]
Alabama Baptists are faithful people. During this past convention, we had an opportunity to see and hear testimonies as to that faithfulness. From the beginning to the end of the convention, the theme “Faithful” was highlighted in a stellar fashion. Our convention president preached a powerful message on faithfulness to the Gospel in times of [...]
The Great Commission might seem out of reach at times, but it’s not an impossible task, said Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions. To drive that point home, Lance walked on stage to begin his Nov. 13 report to the Alabama Baptist State Convention in a pair of Tom [...]
From reaching budget goals to achieving new highs in offering giving to making plans for the long-range future, Alabama Baptists have a lot to get excited about, said Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM). This year the state reached a 50/50 split of Cooperative Program funds between the state’s [...]
Finding a balance when teaching at church about sexuality is difficult. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had a youth pastor say to me, “I was going to do a purity series, but the parents got upset.” As a college minister, we talk about sex all the time. It’s a good thing the [...]