Jan 10, 2011 | Challenges in Calling
I have one of those yards. You know the kind. An amazing array of Georgia pines, unraked leaves and a weathered wooden swing set that has definitely seen its better days. My neighbors are tolerant. They have lived through backyard science projects, overnight campouts...
Nov 30, 2010 | Challenges in Calling, Encouraging Words, Preaching
With all the recent talk about women in ministry and submission, I originally began writing my take on the matter. In doing so, I realized that it bothered me that the question even comes up. Even though the Bible says, “Submit to one another out of reverence for...
Oct 22, 2010 | +Pam Durso, Challenges in Calling
The column, Right or Wrong, is sponsored by the T.B. Maston Chair of Christian Ethics at Hardin-Simmons University’s Logsdon School of Theology and is published weekly in the Baptist Standard, both in its print edition and on its website. Each column features a...
Sep 30, 2010 | Challenges in Calling, Encouraging Words
Reading about Al Mohler’s embarrassment that he once advocated for female clergy brought to mind the great Anne Lamott story about shopping with her friend. Pam had cancer and just three weeks to live when the two went shopping to find a new outfit for Anne....
Sep 20, 2010 | Being a Minister, Challenges in Calling
I’ve grown used to the nearly incessant sound of tractors and other construction vehicles near my house. You see, my neighbors have been working on a building project for what seems like an eternity. They intended to build a house on an empty lot but instead have had...
Sep 10, 2010 | Challenges in Calling
On my 32nd birthday, I found myself sitting in the auditorium of the McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia, preparing to begin my first semester as a full-time seminary student. After getting married, having two children and working as an occupational...
