May 27, 2014 | Tuesday Prayers
For all the saints who went before us who have spoken to our hearts and touched us with your fire, we praise you, O God. For all the saints who lived beside us whose weaknesses and strengths are woven with our own, we praise you, O God. For all the saints who live...
May 19, 2014 | Being a Minister, Challenges in Calling
After more than forty years as a Baptist pastor, the well-known and beloved John Claypool left the Baptist world to become an Episcopal priest. When quizzed as to why he would do such a thing, he responded, “I am just moving to another room in God’s house.” While in...
May 15, 2014 | Challenges in Calling
Despite progress, the gender gap among Baptist pastors remains persistent. In recent weeks two prominent progressive Baptist churches moved to call well-known Baptist pastors. Notably in both calls the pastors are women. Riverside Church in New York City is...
May 14, 2014 | Being a Minister
Nervously, I sat with the other parents at middle school orientation. Most of us could not grasp that our gangly, half child, half adult fifth graders would be allowed to roam free in such a large school, and would be expected to locate classrooms and show up on time,...
