This past weekend I was part of an event that received a good amount of local media coverage. There was a bit of controversy as one of the keynote speakers was arrested when his plane arrived in Knoxville (I was greeted with the news when I landed). The rest of the weekend was filled with ...
“I REALIZE YOU’RE JUST PARROTING WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TAUGHT”ByJasmine BauchamI’m going to be completely honest here:Some of us have a huge bias when it comes to arguments about education.You know the kids I’m talking about.They’ve been educated in an echo chamber, a place where the curriculum is a unified effort to teach them one way ...
For quite some time now I’ve thought very seriously about doing voice work. I’ve been approached by several people working on a variety of projects, but none of them seemed quite right. Or perhaps I just wasn’t ready. That all changed a few months ago when Ken Carpenter at Franklin Springs Family Media approached me ...
Question Of the Month:What do you think of a Christian being employed by The Youth Ministry of the State Church of Secular Humanism as a teacher?A Loaded, but Important QuestionI often receive ‘loaded’ questions, but this one wins the prize. It is obvious that the reader not only has an opinion on the issue; it ...
We recently had pictures taken of our family to give to the grandparents for Christmas. My sister took them at a local park filled with historic buildings that have been brought in from all over the county (great job, sis). We all got cleaned up and dressed nice in order to put our best smile ...
We’ve all heard the saying before, “Preach the gospel; if necessary, use words.” It sounds really deep and thoughtful, but is it really? Can the gospel be preached without using words? Can someone come to saving faith in the risen Jesus apart from a verbal/written proclamation of the gospel? Isn’t Scripture clear that faith comes ...
My goal for this coming year is to teach my adult Bible Study class (and myself) a new Greek word that is found in the text being studied that week. My text for tomorrow is John 14:16-31, specifically the texts that deal with Jesus’ promise of “another Helper” who was to come after He ascended ...
Forget the golf game. Brit says that what Tiger Woods really needs is redemption and forgiveness, and that those things can only be found in the Christian faith. Hume reiterates that truth even stronger while on the Bill O’Reilly show… Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz ...
Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous will live by his faith. – Habakkuk 2:4 That truth, that the righteous will live by faith, is quoted at least three times in the New Testament: Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:38. According to Martin Luther’s son, ...
In October, this world lost one of its human angels, Gigi Locke, to cancer (I have written about her ordeal before). Gigi and her husband, Patrick, were good friends of ours for a few years until they moved to the north side of Atlanta. They were the first to approach us at a local church ...