Category: Guest Editorial

First-Person: A Day in the life of a military chaplain – Serving God in the skies and on the ground

by Jacob King | Jan 6, 2025 | Guest Editorial, Perspective | 0

Sunday morning, I preached an expository sermon from 1 Peter on living as resident foreigners and...

Pictures of Peace: A Reflection on the New Year’s Day Tragedy in New Orleans

by Stephen Rummage | Jan 2, 2025 | Editorial, Guest Editorial, Theology & History | 0

Our family carries deep affection for New Orleans. My wife, Michele, and I moved there as students...

FIRST-PERSON: Advent is an invitation to remember the past and the future

by Jacob King | Dec 24, 2024 | Editorial, Guest Editorial | 0

This article was originally written by Jamie Caldwell and originally appeared in his monthly...

FIRST-PERSON: Helping yourself so you can help others

by Mark Dance | Mar 12, 2024 | Guest Editorial | 0

After pastoring in a fog of clinical depression for several months, I came very close to walking...

Greetings from WatersEdge: Accomplishing a God-sized goal

by Robert Kellogg | Feb 21, 2024 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Have you ever had an idea that challenged you? More than a decade ago, our team at WatersEdge felt...

Just Joe: The age of old

by Joe Ligon | Dec 23, 2023 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

For some reason, I have recently had several people ask me about how old I am. Every time I try to...

FIRST-PERSON: History’s first Christmas gift

by Mark Dance | Dec 15, 2023 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

One Christmas, my wife, Janet, had a necklace made from a broken piece of my grandmother’s china....

First person: Christmas Eve – The big opportunity

by Sam Rainer | Dec 4, 2023 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

The holiday season is demanding. Pastors and church leaders must move from one event to the next...

Lifeway Research: How to get ahead on sermon planning for the new year

by Mark Dance | Nov 29, 2023 | Church Toolbox, Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

The pressure of sermon planning never lets up for pastors. Some weeks have more margin than...

First person: An urgent plea for churches

by Chuck Lawless | Nov 28, 2023 | Church Toolbox, Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

I admit it: I’m pleading with church leaders with this post. I’m pleading on behalf of 19 million...

Greetings from Bison Hill: Renewal: The greatest opportunity in OBU’s 113-year history

by Heath Thomas | Nov 17, 2023 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

We stand at the forefront of one of the greatest opportunities in Oklahoma Baptist University...

FIRST-PERSON: Is it best to fund missionaries independently or cooperatively?

by Michael Cabell | Nov 8, 2023 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Above: A couple prepares to be sent overseas to share the Gospel with those who’ve never...

Lifeway Research: Preparing for retirement: what will your last lap look like?

by Mark Dance | Sep 30, 2023 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Pastors seem to cringe when they hear the word “retirement.” And the most prevailing reason seems...

Praying through disappointment

by Kie Bowman | Aug 30, 2023 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

A decade before the Revolutionary War in the American colonies, English explorers were...

Lifeway Research: 4 dimensions of loving God

by Mark Dance | Aug 28, 2023 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Some believe people have three distinct natures: body, soul and spirit (tripartite view). Others...