Last week’s national nightmare seemed unending. The unrelated shooting deaths of two African-American men and the heinous sniper attack killing five Dallas police officers left me crying out to God…
When I was a student at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, my professor of counseling, Stanley Watson, used to say “Actions precede attitudes.” He would speak about how a married…
Tennessee Baptists are about emptying mosques, not building them. There are a few pseudo-news websites authored by bloggers who produce satirical “news” stories, and some of their recent stories state that the…
Any way you slice it, Tennessee is a missions field. I’ve known that for years but that really hit me a couple of years ago as I made my way…
It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. We’ve all heard that sports cliché and frankly it is one I don’t particularly like. Yes, it…
I still own my grandfather’s large push plow. And it may sound strange, but I loved pushing it through rows of Pinkeye Purple Hull peas, okra, Silver King corn, Big…
Imagine the scene as the Farr family arrives at church. Mr. Farr goes to a men’s Sunday school class on the third floor of the building. Mrs. Farr says, “I’ll…
Almost every football team, in every practice, runs through their two-minute offense. You have to know what to do when the game is on the line and time is running…
A unique component of what we refer to as “Harvest Plants” is the 1-5-1 Strategy. While you may see many similar kinds of outreach strategies operating in North America, we…
Weddings are always filled with adventure and drama. You know what I’m talking about. Stress and emotions combine to produce a potentially explosive concoction. Invariably, nerves begin to wear thin….