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…
Author: Matt Tullos
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…
The Empowered Life Workshop Notes
Todd Proctor, John Harrison and Kathleen Doyle How do we order our lives? It has to be an inner journey. It’s all about adoption. We are not earning a relationship. This…