My After-running Attitude Adjustment Talk
Fifty years ago, I started repeating favorite verses and sayings after my run: Physical exercise has some value (1 Timothy 4:8,...
Book of the Quarter: The Peacemaking Pastor: a Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict
The Peacemaking Pastor: a Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict, by Alfred Poirier, © 2006 by Alfred Poirier, published by Baker...
My Longest Tryout and Smoothest Transition
In the late nineteen eighties, I told Gail, “I’d like to move one more time and do it easier.” Fresh...
Don’t Fire Your Preacher! help him get better or encourage him to leave
I realize there are times and circumstances where preachers have to be terminated. There are instances of moral misconduct with...
New Shepherds Orientation Workshop #21, West Side, Elkton, Kentucky
Names: Top Row (L-R) Tony Deason, Amy Deason, Chandler Coffman, Steven McGhee, Leigh Ellen Bristow, Craig Bristow Middle Row (L-R)...
Book of the Quarter: UPROAR: Calm Leadership in Anxious Times
UPROAR: Calm Leadership in Anxious Times, by Peter L. Steinke, Rowman & Littlefied, Lanham; Copyright © 2019 by The Rowman...
What Can I Do with my Anger?
It’s time to appoint elders. Is a man qualified? Does he have believing children? How many? If he’s been married...
New Shepherds Orientation Workshop #20 — Decatur, Alabama
Front Row, Left to Right: Marilyn Whitson, Melissa Cooper, Ginger Spurlin, Jerrie Barber, Jeanne Simpson, Linda Hammond, Elizabeth Guinn, Elizabeth...
John T. Barber, born January 30, 1921
One hundred years ago, January 30. 1921, a baby boy was born to Omar and Nannie Barber: John Thomas Barber....
Where Do You Plan to Go this Year and Beyond?
A year ago today my family and I were in Israel. One of the reasons we were able to go...
