During the past 12 months at home, my children and I have enjoyed learning about and imagining faraway places through books and documentaries. We like to talk about where my three young sons would like to go, which animals they would see, and the people they would meet. This thought experiment is not far from …
Continue...He sat against the wall, looking at his phone, seeming to pay little to no attention to our discussion leader. His wife sat next to him with her arm looped through his, occasionally patting it lovingly. She was a regular attender to our class, but this was the first time I remembered seeing him. As …
Continue...WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 26, 2021—The U.S. Supreme Court sided today with a former Georgia college student, Chike Uzuegbunam, who sued his school after it prevented him from expressing religious views in a free-speech zone on campus. The significance of today’s ruling could reach far beyond the circumstances of this case because it ensures people are …
Continue...The coronavirus pandemic is pushing vulnerable populations into unprecedented risk of starvation in North America and around the world. Through the work of Global Hunger Relief, Southern Baptists are equipped to respond to this humanitarian crisis. “Hunger is on the rise,” the 2021 Global Humanitarian Overview states. The report projects the current number of “acutely …
Continue...Lisa Cathcart, in her role as executive director at the Pregnancy Care Center (PCC) in Nashville, Tennessee, leads her team to serve women, men, and families in the greater Nashville area facing unplanned pregnancies. Their work has grown to include a special focus on the needs of those from immigrant communities. The spirit of their …
Continue...On a number of occasions, I’ve picked up a “spiritual disciplines” book, only to put it down in frustration a few chapters in—feeling wholly inadequate and squarely judged. I never felt that way while reading, The Praying Life by Paul E. Miller. Miller provides a humble, practical example of what it means to have a …
Continue...Just a few weeks ago, our fridge was covered to the point of saturation with the latest school artwork, a note from the preschool, memory verses, a color-coded calendar, invitations, and more, providing a visual overview of the busy days of our family, which mostly revolve around our three boys, ages eight, five and two. …
Continue...Individuals across the Western hemisphere have prayerfully watched and planned for Hurricane Dorian in the last few weeks. The full extent of damage to the United States coastline is yet to be seen. Dorian ranks as the second strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most destructive to ever hit the Bahamas. As the extent …
Continue...Our lives can be dictated by our emotions, riding the rollercoaster to the heights in a time when things are going well and crashing into discouragement and frustration when we face difficulties, failures, and obstacles. It’s often a rollercoaster we don’t enjoy, yet getting off can seem impossible. How do we take away the power …
Continue...A few days before I left for college, I drove across town to my grandmother’s house, as I regularly did on Saturday mornings. I found her sitting at her kitchen table covered with its vinyl tablecloth and newspapers, as she always seemed to be. In all of my memories, my grandmother carried herself with a …
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