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16 Mar

Posted at 18:10h in Uncategorized
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"...one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray..."  Luke 11:1 Many, if not most, people would think that this must have been one of those "delayed disciples." One who sat "in the back of the class."  Surely this was not one of those who had spent the most time and had learned the most from our Lord.  Indeed, I think that it must have been.  In my heart I hear John the Beloved Disciple asking, "Lord, teach us to pray." You see, it is easy to pray, but it  can be very difficult to pray for the right thing.  It would be very easy for us to ask, "Lord, teach me to pray" because we tend to look out for ourselves and our interests. But it is those who sit in the front of the class, who have spent the most time listening to and learning from the Lord, who ask for Him to "teach us to pray."

12 Mar

Posted at 01:12h in Devotionals, Uncategorized
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"He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds." Psalm 147:3 It was a lesson I learned early, and I might add painfully, in my life - just because a broken bone is set doesn't mean that the injury is immediately and completely healed. What is true for a broken bone is also true for a broken heart. What is a broken heart? We hear so much about this condition in songs and stories and the everyday conversations of life.  A broken heart is a heart that can no longer move. It is paralyzed.  It is a heart that can no longer soar or stroll and as a result is unfit and unable to take its place and part in the world.

28 Feb

Posted at 14:47h in Uncategorized
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The Baptist Courier, the state paper for Southern Baptists in South Carolina, has printed a first person article that I began working on last fall.  You can view the online version here. I am very concerned about the direction and much of the leadership of our convention.  As I explained to my church family over the weekend, the battle that is looming before Southern Baptists is not necessarily a theological battle like the Conservative Resurgence.  (Although there are definitely some theological systems driving much of the current controversy.) It is still however a battle for the heart, soul and future of our convention. I've posted my article below and would love for you to share you thoughts.  I plan on writing several followup articles in the near future.

25 Feb

Posted at 03:08h in Uncategorized
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This week I had the tremendous opportunity and great personal blessing of spending a couple of days with  pastors and leaders from across the country at the Northeast Alabama Leadership Conference & Retreat.  This group of men from Maryland to Texas and from Ohio to South Georgia have become a real encouragement and inspiration to me.  I want to thank them for their friendship and fellowship over these many years.  It was a great time!