Author: Anthony L. Jordan

It is interesting to me that commercial terms are often used to discuss the search for a church home. While consumerism has overtaken Americans and is now part of our DNA, I am still taken aback by the idea of...

I must admit that with each passing year, I spend a little more time pondering the legacy I will leave my children. My focus on this subject becomes sharper each Father’s Day.I realize the day will come when my family will...

Next week, the Southern Baptist Convention meets in San Antonio, Texas. These annual meetings are filled with fellowship, reports, business and glorious worship. As is true in the local church, sometimes tension fills the...

Few things have captured as many national and local headlines as the issue of illegal immigration. Any solution has the potential to impact millions of people, their families and employers. Finding a satisfactory answer will...

After years of dreams, prayer, hard work and generous giving, the launching of a new day at Falls Creek will become reality May 26. On that day, thousands of Oklahoma Baptists and friends will walk through the doors of the new...

Many times, I have stood in church and sung the words, “I’m so glad I’m a part of the family of God.” Of the many pictures of the church given in Scripture, this image has always been one of my favorites....

If you were to ask an expert to define leadership, most would find a way to use the word “influence.” Influence is the power to affect the thoughts and actions of others. Who are the most powerful influencers you...

For most of our history as a nation there has been an incontrovertible truth honored in the Declaration of Independence and settled in the established laws of our land-life is sacred and precious. Stories of mass murder, graves...

The vilest and foulest language I encounter is the use of the name of our Lord in vain. Nothing causes me more angst than for people to flippantly use the name(s) of my God and Savior to curse others. Second to these...