In Celebration of Those Who’ve Gone Before
After the American Civil War, our country, both North and South, had much to grieve. Because both sides were Americans, more soldiers died in that war than in any other…
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Prayer Isn’t the Opposite of Action
The joke among my Baptist friends is when another Baptist says, “I’m praying for you,” it simply means they’re leaving the conversation. It doesn’t mean anything else. They’re probably not…
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Name Dropping
Nashville is the worst place in the world for name dropping. If you start talking about anybody famous, someone in your conversation will claim to know that person and know…
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Last Step, First Step
Early in my ministry, I served as the pastor of First Baptist Church of Edgefield, South Carolina. Edgefield is in the center of the state’s peach farms. Peaches are grown…
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