by Don Gordon | Nov 28, 2017 | Opinion
I had a conversation recently with a mother in my congregation and her twin 6-year-old sons regarding the death of one of their classmates. A first-grade boy in a school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, died during his sleep in the night. He had gone to bed with...
by Don Gordon | Nov 7, 2017 | Opinion
We have been inundated in recent days with news of random killings, racial killings and retributive killings by terrorists. The saying once was popular, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” Never have we yearned for this to be so true since the recent...
by Don Gordon | May 8, 2017 | Opinion
Many Baptist churches approach Mother’s Day the way many men approach Valentine’s Day – with fear and trembling. A day intended to honor mothers amid a sacred gathering of worship becomes a day of great anxiety navigating how to do this or if it...
by Don Gordon | Feb 14, 2017 | Opinion
Ministry to refugees has been a long-term commitment of Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In the 1970s, we adopted a Vietnamese family when thousands were streaming into the country seeking refuge from their war-torn land. A house across the...
by Don Gordon | Nov 18, 2016 | Opinion
It finally came to an end. The 2016 presidential election was the most divisive, vitriolic campaign in modern history. Only those who voted for or against Grover Cleveland in 1892 would recognize the malicious nature of this campaign. Sixty percent of Americans said...
