Author: Jay Stewart

Father and son holding rod while sitting in boat and fishing
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Jay Stewart

The Next Generation

It was a beautiful late spring day in north Alabama, and I was taking my then four-year-old son fishing with me. He and I would go to a farm area

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Boxes on Cart in Storage Unit
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Jay Stewart

Psalm 39:5-6

Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Selah Surely every man

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Dark-colored basketball lying on basketball court outside
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Jay Stewart

One. More. Time.

“On the line!” Those words struck fear in me when I was in high school playing basketball. The last part of practice – conditioning – always started with those dreaded

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Closeup of a male cutting a tree trunk with an ax
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Jay Stewart

Rest a While

“Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while” –Mark 6:31 (NKJV). There’s a story that’s made the rounds through the years among preachers that goes like this:

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Into the Future
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Jay Stewart

Looking to the Future

One of my all-time favorite movies is the Michael J. Fox classic, Back to the Future. I was mesmerized by the concept and plot of the movie and, like many,

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Sand timer on yellow background
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Jay Stewart

The Clock is Ticking

I’ve always loved playing games and competing. Like many of you, I enjoy competition, and I always have. I played sports in high school, competed in various recreation leagues as

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Open hand
Church Administration
Jay Stewart

An Open Hand Before God

Did you know that the topic most referenced in the Bible is love? While that may not surprise you, you may be surprised that the second most referenced biblical topic

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Jay Stewart

United yet Unfinished

In October 1823 on a Tuesday, Alabama churches sent messengers to a meeting in Greensboro. Those in attendance helped form the Alabama Baptist State Convention. They promptly elected Charles Crow as

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