George H. W. Bush infamously declared, “Read my lips, no new taxes.” Less than two years later, the former president signed into law some new...

At times I am tempted to give up on Christmas. I need to qualify what I mean by that statement. Christmas as a cultural experience...

In the past two decades, the subject of leadership has been a cottage industry for authors, conference speakers and the general public. Almost every reader...

Recently, a legend passed from among us. Landrum Leavell finished his earthly course with the same kind of faithfulness that characterized his 80-plus years. To...

September 8th was a memorable milestone for Alabama Baptists. This was the day on which we crossed the $1 billion mark in Cooperative Program giving....

The Kendrick brothers have done it again! The makers of earlier films, “Flywheel” and “Facing the Giants,” have raised the bar even more with their...

I was doing my usual, traveling the roads of Alabama, going to meetings or making a church visit. My gas gauge was low, leaning toward...

Ten years ago, I was called to be a state missionary and to assume the ministry assignment with the State Board of Missions as executive...

Children are experts in the crying business. They can fall and skin a knee, and the tears flow. They can fall off their tricycles or...

With his rich resonant voice, actor Dennis Haysbert begins an Allstate Insurance commercial with the statement, “If this is not a recession, it sure feels...