Oct 23, 2012 | Being the Church, Encouraging Words
To celebrate Sarah Jackson Shelton’s ten years as pastor of Baptist Church of the Covenant, Birmingham, Alabama, Bridget Rose collected prayers offered by church members and friends during the church’s worship services from September 8, 2002 to September...
Oct 17, 2012 | Encouraging Words, Finding God in the Everyday
It was one of those afternoons because it had been one of those mornings. The faster I worked the more items were added to the task list. The girls were home from school and homework was not going well. Like me, the girls had too many tasks and not quite enough...
Oct 10, 2012 | Being the Church
I pastor a church where women are free to be and do all God calls them to be and to do. In the last few years, we have ordained women to be deacons, elders, and ministers of the gospel. Today, we no longer talk much about women in ministry at Spring Creek for the...
Oct 8, 2012 | Being the Church
I noticed him stepping hurriedly across the uneven church yard. I worried he may be moving faster than advised. I called, “Good morning!” He called back, “I’m late.” I replied, “Well, grab my elbow and we’ll go together.” At the church door, the greeter opened the...
Oct 2, 2012 | Being the Church, Encouraging Words
“Reflecting Her Story” is a bi-weekly series of reflections on the stories of biblical women and the ways they model lives of character, boldness, faith and ministry for women today. Paul went to see [Aquila and Priscilla], and, because he was of the same...
