Churches face many daunting tasks in the pilgrimage of doing ministry. Arguably, one of the most critical times in the life of a church is...

Praying Across Alabama was an exciting adventure for me personally. I know that may sound like an overstatement. After all, the effort was simple in...

The raging debate in popular culture is focused on so-called same-sex marriage. The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing cases concerning the issue. The talking heads...

An ancient proverb encourages me in times of uncertainty and confusion: “Those who live well for their own time have lived well for all times.”...

The lady caught me off guard a bit with a question: “Who are the deacons?”. I thought she wanted me to name all of them...

Long ago, Andrew Murray wrote succinctly about the need for prayer as a priority in our lives as leaders: “… if the leaders of the...

An avalanche of television commercials and popups on computers are advertising how you can lose weight and do other cosmetic changes and be a new...

Seemingly, at this time of year, we have a so-called war on Christmas waged by those who seek to expunge any symbol or reference of...

The family reunion we call the meeting of the Alabama Baptist State Convention has become a part of our history. The messengers gathered in Montgomery...

Church planting is receiving enormous attention in the SBC and for good reasons. Church planting has always been a means of reaching people for Christ...