One of the most difficult assignments is when I attempt to share a personal story about myself or my family. I have been reluctant to write about my family out of respect for their privacy. But occasions come when it is right to do so. The greatest event in my life was when the Holy Spirit convicted me at age 10, prompting me to confess my sin and placed my trust in Jesus for eternal salvation. That Sunday morning at Grace Baptist Church in Springfield, Tenn., I walked down the aisle … [Read more...]
Citing the Reformation’s 500th anniversary
One of the objectives of The Pathway is to help our readers more deeply understand and “earnestly contend for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.” Through our columns and articles we strive be a word of encouragement and enrich our readers’ walk with the Lord. It is with this mind that The Pathway launches – in this issue – a year-long observance of one of the greatest events in world history – the Protestant Reformation. On All Saints Day, Oct. 31, 1517, an … [Read more...]
The burning question: Why do I wear bow ties?
I really shouldn’t do this, but I am going to be transparent. Transparency is not always a smart thing for journalists to do. It occasionally comes back to haunt us. Years ago when I was editor of a small town daily newspaper in Middle Tennessee, I wrote a Sunday morning column. Too often I shared personal experiences, matters often involving my family and growing up a little hillbilly in rural Tennessee. I disclosed, for example, that I was a sap and a stumbling, bumbling boob who wobbled … [Read more...]
A consequential election for our nation’s judiciary
To modify the book title of a conservative classic written by the incomparable English professor Richard Weaver, elections have consequences. That fact will play-out Nov. 8. Hanging in the balance is control of the U.S. Supreme Court, all 13 U.S. Circuit Appellate Courts, hundreds of federal and state judicial appointments and our state’s attorney general. Voters will chart, for decades to come, one of two courses for our federal and state judiciaries. Will we have judges who uphold the … [Read more...]
First Amendment rights are under attack
If you feel like your government has made you a target for exercising your First Amendment rights (specifically freedom of speech and religion), you now have good reason. The demonizing of conservative Christians is spreading in numbers and intensifying in its vitriolic rants. Lest you think Missouri will escape such behavior, think again. In recent days a top Obama administration official and Hillary Clinton, the Democrat nominee for president, both attacked people who oppose same-sex … [Read more...]
Clergy offer lesson in civil disobedience
As we think about our morally degenerating society and what it means for the future of freedom of religion and freedom of speech, what are we to make of the 22 clergy recently found guilty of trespassing while protesting at the State Capitol? The incident raises serious questions about First Amendment rights and what the Bible has to say about civil disobedience, especially in light of the LGBT’s push for restrictions on what churches and religious institutions can do and say. We must … [Read more...]
Support, pray for our modern day centurions
If there were ever a time to pray for America’s law enforcement officers, surely it is now. It was heartbreaking to witness the anguish that has engulfed the city of Dallas following the murder of five of the city’s police officers. Ironically, they were murdered by a racist gunman while they were protecting the First Amendment rights of citizens who were protesting against them and law enforcement in general. Americans seem to have lost all sense of proportionality. Yes, there are rogue … [Read more...]
Abortion, trafficking, pro-life endorsements
June 27 was another sad day in America for women and the unborn. That was the day the U.S. Supreme Court struck down provisions of a Texas law requiring abortion clinics to meet the same standards as ambulatory surgical centers and requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital in case of medical emergencies. This disastrous ruling will mean the unnecessary deaths of babies and leave mothers exposed to serious health risks. The ruling is bad news for Missouri, … [Read more...]
A historic moment for MBC, Pathway
It was 14 years ago this month that the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) last came to St. Louis for its annual meeting and it marked the beginning of one of the greatest blessings God has ever bestowed on me and my wife, Bernadette. It also marked an important moment in Missouri Baptist history. The blessing and historical moment to which I refer is the creation of The Pathway. When the SBC last came to St. Louis it was buoyed by the conservative vanquishing of moderates who attempted to … [Read more...]
Citizens of two kingdoms, earthly and heavenly
Two Pathway readers questioned a word in the headline of my April 26 column (“If SJR 39 fails, our future is bleak”). The word in question was “bleak” and it prompted them to ask me if I was overlooking the fact that Christ will give us the final victory? They also wondered if The Pathway’s coverage of public policy and my involvement with such was a bit much? As far as the Church is concerned, our future, eternal victory is guaranteed thanks to King Jesus. What my column addressed was our … [Read more...]
If SJR 39 fails, our future is bleak
One of the weak arguments offered by those opposing the Missouri Religious Freedom Amendment (Senate Joint Resolution 39, SJR 39), is that there have been no cases of Christians being hurt due to their belief opposing same-sex “marriage.” Those of us supporting SJR 39 have said while that may be true, there are 14 municipalities in Missouri that have passed ordinances prohibiting discrimination against homosexuals. In some of those cases there are no religious exemptions for clergy, … [Read more...]
Exposing the economic catastrophe myth over SJR 39
In recent weeks Mississippi has embraced religious freedom protections for its citizens. It did so in light of last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling redefining marriage. The unsatisfied and emboldened LGBT movement, backed by Wall Street and much of the media, is opposing such actions with phony claims of possible discrimination as a means of crushing dissent to its radical agenda. Georgia tried to pass a bill, but its weak governor caved under leftist, corporate pressure and vetoed … [Read more...]
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