Doing the Right Thing for Church Staff

Doing the “right thing” is not always easy. Sometimes doing the right thing may cost you in terms of money, pride, etc. However, doing the right thing is not only the morally correct thing to do; it is the way God expects his people to act. Webster uses terms like...

Teens and technology

Those of us with teens in our houses know how attune they are to the latest techno-gadgets.They prefer texting to talking to their buddies.As a result, the latest phone or PDA can carry more status for this generation than a Mustang convertible did for mine. But like...

Nights of a thousand candles

Teaching on a college schedule and having a son in a year-round middle school can make for an interesting vacation schedule. As a result, our week at the beach this year came in mid-December — for the first time, in Garden City, between Myrtle Beach and...

Jon Meacham Just Doesn’t Get Religion

I can’t say that I’ve ever been impressed by the theological insights of Newsweek editor Jon Meacham. After his recent editorial, in response to Lisa Miller’s lousy cover story article on gay marriage, I’m left with the conclusion that Jon just...

Congrats, Dr. Gourley

Bruce Gourley is a December graduate of Auburn University, receiving a Ph.D. in American History. Congratulations!His dissertation was titled “Baptists in Middle Georgia during the Civil War” — sure to be a feature film in theaters by next Christmas. Well,...