Praying for the president
In an old biography of William McKinley, the author noted the president’s assassination was…
What about the Antichrist?
Our music leader announced the first hymn for the day. “Let’s turn to hymn…
The rise of the neighborhood church
I met her at a conference in our state, and she quickly turned the…
Everybody act medium
Pastors and music leaders have had good-natured arguments for years. Musicians insist pastors will…
It looks good on the shelf
One of the ministry traditions I grew up with is that older ministers would…
A pastoral hero remembered
I enjoyed O.S. Hawkins’ new biography of legendary pastor W.A. Criswell, a role model…
A real nowhere land
It was territory I’d not seen before – the mountains of North Carolina. The…
On messing up
“What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve said from the pulpit?” he asked. It was…
On being in step
Somehow the Kyoto Tachibana SHS Band found me on Facebook, and it’s been a…
He will make a way
U.S. Minister to France, Benjamin Franklin, read the Old Testament book of Ruth to…