Ah…a week away on a mission trip and another of vacation and I’m finally back in the office. This week our church is having VBS, but I ended up withdrawing from the class I was planning to take at Northern Seminary. My intent was to audit the class. One, it was much cheaper to audit, [...]

Things have been sparse around here lately, I know. This is just a note to let you know that things may not change much on that front. This summer is going to be a busy one (which one isn’t, especially in church life?). Just to let you know what’s going on this summer: Next week [...]

Welcome to my new blog home. I hope you like the redesign. Hey, at least it’s better than craigslist, huh? Give me your feedback, I’d like to know what you think. Speaking of feedback, this template works a little differently than what you’re probably used to in a blog. To comment just click on the [...]

Today I want to point you to the blog of Ernest Goodman. Ernest is a missionary in Western Europe. I consistently learn oodles of stuff about myself, about how I approach my faith, about how I lead others in living out lives as followers of Jesus, and especially about things I need to quit doing [...]

Today at 3 PM Central, 4 PM Eastern, go log into Shapevine (www.shapevine.com) and listen to Reggie McNeal for free. Earlier in the week they had Andrew Jones. Others in their lineup include Ed Stetzer, Alan Hirsch, Len Sweet, Sally Morganthaler and others. How cool is that?

I try to stay away from Baptist issues as much as I can on this blog. I hope that what I have to say today is not seen simply as a Baptist issue, but as a Christian issue, a church issue, and a ministerial issue. Bart Barber pastors FBC Farmersville, TX. He and I went [...]