May 7, 2013 | Community, Encouraging Words
As a Baptist, I grew up associating food and religion. There was nothing better than a potluck after church—we would always have fried chicken, of course, and a table filled with desserts. I loved the way the smell of the meal permeated the sanctuary, along with the...
May 2, 2013 | +Pam Durso, Encouraging Words
In August 2010, after I completed my first year with Baptist Women in Ministry, I decided that it was time to take a day to pray and to dream about the future of the organization. I wanted some time away from my office and from the demands of life. I needed some time...
Apr 16, 2013 | Encouraging Words, Preaching
I am blessed to pastor a church where it is not unusual for women to preach. I am blessed to be married to Alicia Davis Porterfield, an outstanding preacher. It has been my privilege to preach with Alicia on occasion at our church and to hear her preach in our pulpit....
Apr 5, 2013 | Being a Minister, Encouraging Words
All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us. (Hebrews 11:39-40, NLT) In the words of the late...
Feb 25, 2013 | Encouraging Words
There are two camps when illness strikes. There is the logical camp that rests, takes medications, and acknowledges that while all humans get ill, most get well again. That camp will indeed be well in a few days. Then there is the second camp. They are the arrogant...
Feb 14, 2013 | Encouraging Words
In June 2000, I was on my way to a convention in Florida. I only had a vague idea of where I was going or what was happening there. I grew up as a Southern Baptist in Tampa and would soon apply at The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville. I was uneducated and...
