Aug 19, 2015 | Weekly Words
When the words fall forth in the conversation, the relationship comes to a screeching halt. The words lay bricks between us. They form a wall through which hands cannot hold, eyes cannot meet, and words cannot transform. “You haven’t _______. You wouldn’t understand.”...
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...
