Seeking “The Better Thing” In our age of ever-increasing responsibilities and expectations, focusing on one task and seeing it through to completion can be a challenge. However, in this Lenten season that cultivates simplicity, we also have an...

Happy New Year! As we make our way into 2023, I want to reflect on a New Testament story that speaks into our lives in church. In Luke 10:38-42, Jesus pays a visit to friends in the town of Bethany. Two sisters busy themselves in the presence of...

Can you be surprised even when expecting something?  Of course!   Just ask anyone who’s delivered a child.   A common phrase to refer to pregnancy is to be “expecting.” Expecting, indeed! Expecting a child means many preparations are underway. A...

At the end of August, we shared an inspiring service of worship in the company of many Burmese Christians. The sermon was shared in both languages, and several remarked about how the experience confirmed the unity of the church that comes by the...

I write this article sitting at gate 10 of Dallas Love Field as I wait to board my flight back to North Carolina after a whirlwind trip to Texas to take part in introductory meetings around the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s Thriving...

This month, as we remember Mother’s Day, I want to remember two women: Lois, the grandmother of Timothy, and Eunice, Timothy’s mother. There is precious little in the Bible that tell directly about these women or their lives, but...