• A member of our church asked for my thoughts on the column “Ignorance” in the Spartanburg newspaper. As a pastor, I frequently hear believers cite the four points against same-sex relationships mentioned in the article. I cringe when I hear believers utilize these arguments, but not for the same reasons the article points out. First, let’s talk

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  • Monday evening, while I sat outside grilling and watching my children play in the yard, my phone alerted me with the familiar sound of an incoming news story. Thinking that it probably consisted of a NFL preseason alert or some other announcement of similar importance I did not immediately pick it up. When I did,

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  • Last week at seminary, my professors mentioned repeatedly the need to write a little bit each day on the major project report. They warned us not to procrastinate! That simple warning does not convey the biblical seriousness of neglecting a plan to avoid procrastination. My wife and I had a physician early in our marriage

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  • I woke up at 4 AM this morning to come sit in class all day at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. That sounds crazy right! I thought so too, especially as I thought about the hours our family has spent on the road in the past few weeks. It seems even more crazy, when I think

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  • Seven Prayers We Are Praying After SBC 14

    As my family and I pack our bags to head home to Enoree, SC after SBC 14 in Baltimore, I wanted to share several prayers that we will be praying as we head home. 1. We thank God that our Convention looked a little more this year like we understand heaven will look. From the

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  • A few weeks ago I shared an article that detailed several prayer requests that a congregation can pray for her pastor. With that in mind, it seems appropriate to offer pastors several prayer requests pray for the congregation among whom our Lord has given you to serve (1 Peter 5:2). Don’t forget pastor, that you

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  • In the recent weeks, I have experienced a great burden as I have watched on the sidelines as three pastors in our association have resigned their churches. For various reasons, these pastors found that they could no longer serve in the capacities to which they once felt so strongly called to serve. Even though I

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