Aug 12, 2015 | Weekly Words
My first mentor in ministry was Ron Rice, missions pastor at First Baptist Church Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I was an eager college student helping out with an inner-city ministry. It was the sixties and I was full of ideas and ideals. Ron was a seasoned veteran...
Aug 6, 2015 | Weekly Words
“May our preaching swirl with the dust of the earth, invoke the ruah of God, and create new things.” – Kyndall Rae Rothaus These beautifully poetic words in the preface of Preacher Breath begin Kyndall Rae Rothaus’s gift to us. Preacher Breath...
Aug 5, 2015 | Weekly Words
I entered seminary desiring nothing more than to do whatever and go wherever God called me. I was so full of this desire, in fact, that I wrote about it in my application essay. If I had known what life after seminary would look like, though, I might not have been so...
Jul 22, 2015 | Weekly Words
As newlyweds, my husband and I enjoyed ministering together. I directed one of the last two-week Vacation Bible Schools in Southern Baptist history and soon became the director of our church’s weekday school. Phil and I both volunteered in Sunday School. One Sunday...
Jul 15, 2015 | Weekly Words
“I hope you have a child just like you one day.” We’ve all heard some exasperated parent say those words to an energetic and/or defiant kid in a difficult moment. Maybe your parents said it to you! While the words can mean anything from a mild warning to a serious...
Jul 8, 2015 | Weekly Words
One of the greatest blessings in my life has been to share not only parenting and friendship with my husband but also pastoring. When we began our call at a small rural church in South Carolina, my husband served as senior pastor, and I, as associate. Within a year,...
