Sometimes I am asked if I miss serving as a pastor in a local church. When I answer yes, I will most often give a...

Recently, as leader of your State Board of Missions staff, I shared this email with my colleagues as together we seek to serve our Lord...

The people of Alabama will long remember this year as one marked by severe weather. Our state has always known the terror and the devastating...

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Those popular music lyrics ring in my ears during the Christmas season. You can hear songs like...

“Finish strong” is not a grammatically correct expression, but it is one so often used, especially in the sports world. You and I can easily...

Discouragement seems to be epidemic these days and understandably so. With the continuation of a deep economic downturn, popularly called The Great Recession, there are...

The following interview is reposted by permission from SBC Today: SBC Today:  What do you think are the greatest challenges facing the SBC? Dr. Lance:  In my...

During the weekend of 9/11, several state missionary colleagues along with Pam and me were on hand in New York City to see a baby...

Books and articles on the subject of leadership are plentiful. A trip to the bookstore or shopping online for e-books will verify this assertion. Sometimes,...

To say that music can be a controversial subject for our churches today is to make a classic understatement. For almost two decades now, there...