As I read the Gospel, there's something that stands out in so many narratives and backstories. Jesus loves desperate people. Whether it’s the pleading father, the paralyzed man whose friends…
Author: Matt Tullos
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Being a parent is the perfect metaphor of “two steps forward, one step back.” It’s just the way things work in parenting. I thought about that as my youngest son…
A Thankful-list
G. K. Chesterton once said, “The worst moment for an atheist is when he is really thankful and has no one to thank.” Well, I am not an atheist. I…
The Unashamed Deacon
It doesn’t take a genius to realize that we live in a time when society is trying its dead-level best to mute the voices of believers. With even greater frequency,…
A Crazy Thing Happened on my Way to Damascus
When I think I’ve got it bad, I remember Paul of Tarsus. I’ve had my opportunities to complain, but Paul always had it worse than me. Most theologians and historians…
You Will Never Mock People into Heaven
A friend of mine sent me a video yesterday that, at first, made me smile and then made me wince because I realized what kind of impact that it would…
The Overcommitted Deacon
5 Keys to Surviving the Storm It had been an especially difficult year for our church. A number of key long-standing members abruptly left our church in protest to the…
Disaster Relief from the Aftermath of Ian
https://youtu.be/qs0TQyRz8ZI Yesterday I had an opportunity to go to Wauchula Florida and participate in disaster relief. This was a great opportunity to see faithful Tennessee Baptists serving.
I put my hand over my mouth
It’s something in the core of most people: a desire to find out what or who causes messes. And no one likes to get the blame for a mess. As children…