Columns
When ‘I’m Sorry’ Just Doesn’t Cut It
By Andy and Renie Bowman You stepped out there and thoroughly blew it, and you knew it. All you could do was apologize. Knowing you ...
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Meet Me at the Cross
God said it – That settles it By Dean Kelly Through the years I have heard someone say something like this, “God said it, I ...
by Guest Columnist, Sunday, August 18, 2024 6:28 pm
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Avoiding Ministry Landmines
By Michael J. Brooks I’ve often commented on our Baptist system whereby young ministers are sent to the pulpit immediately after announcing their call to ...
by Guest Columnist, Sunday, August 18, 2024 10:15 am
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A big message with three little words
By R.A. Mathews One Sunday morning, I began the sermon, asking, “Is ‘Obadiah’ a book of the Bible?” I stopped as the sanctuary fell silent. ...
by Guest Columnist, Saturday, August 17, 2024 6:15 pm
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Reflections: Choosing Our Words Carefully
By Michael J. Brooks The late Robert Schuller noted that the way we treat the English language is terrible. We say, for example, “This is ...
by Guest Columnist, Sunday, August 11, 2024 6:00 pm
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The craziness waiting to happen
By R.A. Mathews Yes, it was craziness waiting to happen. I have changed the details to protect the not-at-all-innocent. This story is like one of ...
by Guest Columnist, Sunday, August 11, 2024 10:15 am
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Meet Me at the Cross – Increasing in wisdom, growth
By Dean Kelly School is back in session. It should be noted that Jesus increased in four areas “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in ...
by Guest Columnist, Saturday, August 10, 2024 6:00 pm
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A Long-Standing Grudge
By Michael J. Brooks I thought about it last fall before a two-day hobby convention in September – our first in several years due to ...
by Guest Columnist, Sunday, August 4, 2024 2:15 pm
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Life is messy, but worth living
By Dean Kelly Life is messy. You try to tie it up into a neatly wrapped package, but instead it just pops the package and ...
by Guest Columnist, Sunday, August 4, 2024 2:09 pm
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Painting the ol’ town with banners
By R.A. Mathews They called it “Painting the ol’ town red” when I was a youth minister, a joint, all-night, summer party for Christian youth ...