by Lamar Wadsworth | Sep 3, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
The old gray-haired Bapto-Appalachian-American preacher continues to ponder Brother Paul’s admonition that a church leader should not be a new convert while recognizing that there are some things that enthusiastic and willing new converts can do as they grow in...
by Justin Cox | Jul 19, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
If you’re a sadist and enjoy seeing someone squirm with discomfort, I invite you to watch me suffer through a business meeting. In such a setting, one discovers I take on the desperate actions of a fish snatched out of the sea. Flailing around, eyes bulging with...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 28, 2022 | News
Congregants and clergy agree that confidence in the wisdom of U.S. Protestants pastors is low, according to a Barna Group report published Feb. 16. When presented with the question, “Would you consider a pastor to be a trustworthy source of wisdom?” only 23% of U.S....
by Chris Richardson | Feb 22, 2022 | Opinion
Like so many other parents with elementary-aged kids, I have recently learned that we don’t talk about Bruno, no no, no. I haven’t even seen the movie, but I think I know the song just the same. And, like so many others my age, I also grew up with lists of questions...
by Ben Brown | Sep 20, 2021 | Opinion
Dead silence. Not a peep. This was the response at a meeting of local ministers when a denominational leader asked, “What are y’all thinking about in regards to your ministries in 2022?” That was the moment that I realized part of the weight that I’m carrying. Leading...
