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Men & Women, Young & Old, Risking Their Lives for the Gospel

The headlines I’ve seen so far say something like this …. “Southern Baptists Vote to Oppose Use of I.V.F.,” “Southern Baptist Ban on Women Pastors Fails in Historic Vote” or “Southern Baptists’ Nuanced Divides on Display at Annual Meeting.”  As someone who was in the room when all the votes and discussions took place, I’m not surprised these are the headlines. This was my first time to ever attend the Annual Meeting of the...

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Peace

Here is a peek inside a conversation in my car at school pick up on Thursday afternoon:  ME: Hey, Sawyer, how was your day? Sawyer: It was great. ME: You ok?Sawyer: I am fine, just fine. Maybe. I guess. I don’t know.   The truth is that two hours earlier, Sawyer found out that her choir teacher was offered a full ride scholarship to work on a PhD in conducting at Texas Tech.Sounds great, right? While that is great for the choir teacher, many of the...

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Good Work

I just finished a project. It had been hanging out on my to-do list for at least months, maybe even a year. Based on the time elapsed since I added the project to my list, it evidently had no urgency to it, but it was an important task, nonetheless. Also, it’s one of those behind-the-scenes projects that others won’t see. Few know about it; fewer care. But you know what? It feels good to have it completed. Recently I reviewed the Eisenhower Matrix, a...

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