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This post is by my friend, Mike Glenn, and I want to honor him publicly here (and hope you do too) for his rich years of ministry at Brentwood Baptist. Mike is wise and this post w
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My grandson is two years old and, as an energetic two year old, he& 9;s learning to speak. Every day, he picks up new words and uses them in creative, and sometimes, hilarious way
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The other day Darrel, my resident computer guru and social media ninja, waved me into his office. “Look at this,” he said, pointing to his computer screen. On the scree
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1948 loomed large when I was a teenager. Here’s why: On May 14, 1948, in Tel Aviv, Jewish Agency Chairman David Ben Gurion proclaims the State of Israel, establishing the fir
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Like most of us, I& 9;ve read the Christmas story a thousand times. I have studied and translated the first two chapters of Matthew and Luke. I& 9;ve supplemented these readings
Somewhere between 200 300 books cross my desks per year. From these I select books that strike a chord in me or must be read because of my writing or teaching. Each year then I sel
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Several years ago, my twin sons asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told them that they couldn& 9;t get me what I wanted. I looked at them, with a more serious tone than they
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Black Friday Sale at Seminary Now – Buy One, Give One, only $120 This holiday season, take advantage of a special offer from Seminary Now, the on demand streaming platform wi
Last week’s blog, “Preaching to Unbelievers,” prompted a little discussion between Scot and me. If we are in fact preaching to unbelievers, then what should we do
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I’ve noticed a recurring topic in my conversations with other pastors. For some reason and maybe it’s my gray hair or the fact that I’ve been serving at my curren
Somewhere overnight or this morning the eschatology of American Christians may become clear. If a Republican wins and the Christian becomes delirious or confident that the Golden D
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When I was growing up in the South, my brother and I had a weekly summer ritual digging dandelions out of the front yard. When you are little, you love dandelions for their fluffy
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Regardless of what discipline you might study, one issue continues to be discussed and analyzed more than any other: the crisis of leadership. Whether you& 9;re reading about busi
What is the Biblical Call to Justice?Racial division abounds in our culture. How can churches be agents of healing?Are you prepared to engage within your church and your community
Every pastor will face the seduction of being "one of the gang." The temptation will begin in the interview process. Someone on the committee will say, "We& 9;re looking for a pas
Growing up in my family, it was easy to tell who was in the family and who wasn& 9;t. If you were a guest in our home, you didn& 9;t have to do chores. After dinner, our guests w
In business, they call it a "pivot." It& 9;s the moment when the business opportunity, product line, or market changes and if the company is to stay vital or even survive, they ha
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According to a recent survey, Christianity will no longer be the majority faith in the United States. This, of course, elicited the usual and expected response from our Christian l
A great opportunity to encounter Mark’s gospel about Jesus in a fresh translation! Richard Burridge is translating the Gospels in a bold, literal new translation. On Oct 14 w
You are invited to a one day event featuring Dr. Lisa Bowens, Vivian Mabuni, and me that aims to nurture goodness ("tov") in our churches, ministries, and everyday lives. Based on
It never fails. If you have two toys and you give one each to your two children, they won& 9;t like whatever you gave them, and they& 9;ll want whatever toy you gave their brothe
A newbie editor once told me he had acquired a multi book deal for his pastor. I asked what the pastor was writing about and the editor told me “TBD on the basis of which of
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One Sunday afternoon, as we were driving home from church, my son told me that he wasn& 9;t going back to Sunday School anymore. Notice that he didn& 9;t ask for my permission to
"Do you want to be cremated, or do you want a full burial?" That& 9;s not the kind of conversation you would think my wife and I would be having on a date night dinner, but here w
As you can probably tell, I& 9;m a political junkie. I& 9;m not partisan. I don& 9;t identify as either a Republican or Democrat. I just love watching the process. I like to see
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"Preach the gospel always and, if necessary, use words." This pithy insight has long been accredited to St. Francis of Assisi, but now historians doubt that St. Francis ever said i
When my sons were little, we went to see the Nashville Sounds, Nashville& 9;s Triple A baseball team. In the bottom of the seventh inning, the visiting team hit a three run home r
By Mike Glenn Since the release of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, it seems that everything is buzzing with non stop discussions of what will happen next in ou
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Sometimes, I wonder if we’ll ever be over COVID. The latest episode of the pandemic is getting people to come back to the office. Businesses who had experimented with new wor
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Several years ago, a group of people approached me about doing a local radio show. The premise was simple. Nashville was open to a radio show talking about the issues of family and
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Since Jesus gave His church the command to make disciples of the whole world, we’ve struggled to define how to best carry out what Jesus requires of us. The first problem is
The Russian invasion of Ukraine hasn& 9;t gone the way the experts or Russia expected. When Russia began to amass troops along the Ukrainian border, the talking heads on the news
