Let’s just get it out there. Most guys don’t understand purses. I’m not being ugly about it. We’re different. And that’s okay. So before starting one more dialogue about my purse, let me go ahead and answer the standard purse questions I get from my husband: Yes, I need it. Yes, I need it at this event, whatever “this” event is. And yes, I need all the things that are in it. All of them. Yes, I do know it’s heavy. Yes, it has pretty much dislocated my right shoulder, that’s why I’m now … [Read more...]
Incarnational heresies
This is the sixth in a series of articles on the Incarnation. As we complete our examination of the Incarnation – the eternal Son of God taking on human flesh in the person of Jesus of Nazareth – it’s important to identify a number of heretical views that have plagued the church throughout its history. Some of these heresies effectively have been countered, while others continue to rear their ugly heads and cause people who sincerely seek the truth to embrace “another Jesus” (2 Cor. … [Read more...]
Missional beachheads
Who can forget the Normandy scenes depicted in recent films? The fallen military and civilian personnel are strewn on the beach. Broken equipment litters the landscape—weapons, a tank, a troop carrier sunk in the shallow water. It is sobering to think of the cost paid by the blood of those who perished. Military campaigns are important. When you have a totalitarian aggressor stripping away the freedoms of citizens and terminating the lives of innocent, nations must push back such darkness … [Read more...]
God undeterred as attacks on troops’ faith intensifies
Newspapers strive to be the first to report a big story. One of the biggest The Pathway has ever reported is the revival at Fort Leonard Wood. If you did not read this story, please do. It is garnering national attention. Revival in our military is nothing new. The American Revolution was sandwiched between both Great Awakenings in the 18th century. Artist Arnold Friberg captured the importance of faith to the Colonial Army in his famous painting of General George Washington praying in the … [Read more...]
Paige Patterson and the Conservative Resurgence after 40 years
Paige Patterson’s Baptist lineage runs deep like the taproots of a Shumard Red Oak tree along the Brazos River in Texas. His grandfather was a Texas preacher as well as his father, T.A. Patterson, who pastored the historic First Baptist Church of Beaumont for many years. Dr. Patterson left the Beaumont pastorate to assume the office of Executive Director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas in 1961. 1961 was the same year that Southern Baptists became embroiled in a major controversy … [Read more...]
First things first
From the most slovenly teenager, to the über-organized, air-traffic controller, our systems crave order. Order is in our DNA. We can’t imagine having sunset in the morning, nor think about building snowmen to commemorate Independence Day; gloves go on the hands, and shoes fit nowhere else, except the feet. French toast for supper is a strange feeling . . . and pizza for breakfast? – well O.K. there are SOME exceptions. It doesn’t take too long in Bible study to realize that God is a God of … [Read more...]
Unity amid diversity
A quick google search of the phrase, “unity in the midst of diversity” produced 51,000,000 results in 0.61 seconds. That is quite a response and indicative of maybe one of the greatest issues of our day…We as a nation continue to struggle with perfecting our nation’s motto, “e pluribus unum,” out of many – one. Not only has technology brought us closer together than ever, but the physical distance between nationalities, ethnicities and lifestyles has increased as we live next door to one … [Read more...]
Take two rounds of mercy
I’ve pretty much always been a girlie-girl. When I was little, while the other kids were singing, “Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,” I was singing something more like, “Head, new hairdo, purse and shoes, purse and shoes.” Froo-froo is part of my make-up. Even my makeup is part of my make-up. I was in a hurry and ran out of the house without eyeliner the other day. People are definitely not used to seeing me liner-less, but even I underestimated their consternation. All … [Read more...]
New, old friendships a blessing from God
Mom and step-dad, Joe, live in a retirement community outside of Nashville, Tenn. Most everyone is 70 or older. Every time I visit, I am struck by the close-knit fellowship the residents enjoy. They monitor each other’s condos when one is traveling. They fix food and sweet treats for each other – just because. They periodically check on one another as a defense against a lurking enemy: loneliness. They pray for each other when they are sick or troubled. It is an amazing thing to … [Read more...]
Five marks of successful state missions
Lori is a 14-year-old victim of human trafficking. When she first entered the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home’s Freedom 43:19 program, she was addicted to drugs, had missed a lot of school, and was extremely aggressive in her behavior. Whether she would stay in the program was anyone’s guess. Even so, staff members prayed for her and poured God’s love into her troubled young life. Rather than flee, Lori surprised everyone by staying. She is now drug-free, on the honor roll at school, and … [Read more...]
Six key passages about the Incarnation
This is the fourth in a series of articles on the Incarnation. By the term “Incarnation,” we mean the eternal Son of God took on human flesh in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. As such, Jesus is one person in two distinct but undivided natures: human and divine. In previous articles, we explored how these two natures work together as the eternal Son of God adds sinless humanity to His deity via the miracle of the virgin birth. And we summarized 10 essential truths about the … [Read more...]
At the End of Your Rope? Grace!
Backwards. I do remember sighing in the days of raising my five kids as I realized I put the baby’s shirt on backwards. Then I’d look at the toddler to find I also put his shirt on backwards. What are the odds? Really. Because somewhere in there it would also dawn on me that I had also put my shirt on backwards. Most of the time when I had all those babies, I never knew if we were coming or going. My dad and his four siblings tell stories of their comings and goings that make me feel … [Read more...]
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