48+ min ago   (436+ words) I visited Salem, Massachusetts, in 2011 when the college sent me to a conference at Harvard. I had a more extended visit lately when attending a hobby convention in nearby Danvers, north of Boston. Ann Judson died in Burma (now Myanmar)…...

1+ week, 48+ min ago   (439+ words) A colleague asked me to send a press release announcing a “Ducks Unlimited” meeting. I used my “local distribution” list ensuring adjacent communities would get the word. I began, “Ducks Unlimited will have their meeting” at such and such. An…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (584+ words) Society needs men who dare to be great. The feminization of the modern man is responsible for a great deal of our troubles. When men choose to play it safe, out of fear of judgment or failure, the result is…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (445+ words) Visiting this site lately reminded me of being accused of not being able to tell time. We did an open survey in a church, asking members to write responses. I’ve referred to this previously since one person suggested he or…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (993+ words) The First Amendment did not emerge fully formed from the minds of James Madison and our founding fathers. Like most great constitutional principles, religious liberty evolved over centuries through a series of political experiments, legal compromises, and the hard-earned, practical…...

3+ week, 48+ min ago   (412+ words) It was some time ago that I accepted an invitation to spend several days in Washington, D.C. with the Southern Baptist Christian Life Commission as it was known at the time. We had meetings with several officials and a prayer breakfast…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (535+ words) I sat with the doctor three years ago and he got straight to the point. He’d examined the scan and he said, “Mike, you have cancer.” I’ve been with family and church members and heard this diagnosis scores of times,…...

4+ week, 48+ min ago   (770+ words) Soren Kierkegaard famously wrote, “Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it.” He kept going—“do this or that, either way you’ll regret it”. That insight feels relevant today because modern life is engineered to…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (451+ words) Sometimes community residents ask for church recommendations on social media. One person posted, “We’re looking for a church with live preaching.” This inspired me to put a notice on the church sign I thought was witty: “Our pastor does live…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (463+ words) When U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) hosts her weekly “Coffee with Katie” gathering in Washington, D.C., the goal is simple: give Alabamians visiting the nation’s capital an opportunity to meet with their senator, share what’s on their minds, and discuss…...