Many churches have used their church parking lots as a drive-in worship service. The concept is pretty simple. People drive to church, stay in their cars, and listen to the worship service over loudspeakers or on their FM radios. It is one way of doing church while trying to maintain...
Like most churches (but, unfortunately, not all), we have decided to close our doors through at least April 30 or until the stay-at-home order by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey expires. We are not holding any classes or services and none of our groups are meeting—except for various online settings. Our...
“”I don’t know if this is true or not.” I know it’s not true, but I wanted to get people’s reaction.” “I just reposted it. It’s not my job to verify it.” “I know it’s not true, but it’s funny!” “I’m not sure whether it’s true or not, but this...
We trace the history of Thanksgiving in the United States of America to 1621, when the Pilgrims celebrated their first harvest in the New world. It was a three-day feast attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims. It was celebrated by our nation on-and-off from 1789, when President Washington...
The Houston Chronicle published an investigative report last week detailing reports of sex abuse in Southern Baptist Churches. It was an honest article detailing the awful trauma that comes with sex abuse, especially when it occurs in the church. It was a horrible reminder that sex abuse is not just...
The recent decision by the State of New York to pass an “abortion-until-birth” law has refueled our public abortion debate. But rather than focus on the specifics of that abhorrent new law, perhaps this is a good time to back up and look at the bigger fight against abortion. There’s...
I originally published this last year. I republish it this week in honor of Sanctity of Life Sunday, which is celebrated on January 20 of this year. I am a pro-lifer, but I want you to understand that being pro-life is much more than being against abortion. I agree with...
On Wednesday and Thursday of this week (December 26-27), we accepted into our care 94 refugees from Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Over half of them were children. We fed them. We gave them places to sleep for a night or two. We gave them backpacks, clothes, towels, jackets, hygiene items,...
Many celebrities, politicians, athletes, and social media users seem to be having trouble determining what is right or wrong. (Or they just don’t care.) As a result, we are seeing an abundance of racist tweets, name-calling on Facebook, and putdowns in speeches and interviews. These remarks are widely condemned and...
The words of a prominent Southern Baptist leader (made several years ago but brought to public attention in the last few weeks) has caused a firestorm of anger, accusations, debate, and defense. The leader essentially said that in the case of physical abuse, a woman should rely upon prayer and...
