This is our Katrina. That is the only way I know how to describe the massive storm damage across our state. Lives have been lost....

Many years ago – okay, it was 1984 – there was an immensely popular commercial for fast food burgers, which posed the memorable question, “Where’s the...

Here are some basic principles we Southern Baptists would do well to affirm: 1. We need each other. 2. We can do more together than...

All of us are shocked by the enormous impact of the earthquake in Japan. The aftershocks, now in the multiple hundreds, are seismically strong enough...

The Southern Baptist Convention has been in an obvious state of transition for a year or more in terms of executive leadership. Perhaps never before...

“Remember” is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as simply: “keep in your mind and recall it at will; not fail to do something necessary.” This...

As many of you know, I have an aversion for so called New Year’s resolutions. For some, they seem to be a game people play....

Christmas is falling on some hard times. No, I am not referring to the economic downturn, which has vexed America and much of the rest...

I was never the best student in English classes. I struggled understanding all the seemingly esoteric matters of proper English. Since my parents were not...

Almost six years ago, I wrote an article on this blog titled “A Culture of Cooperation,” reprinted below. This text reflects your State Board’s ongoing...