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Rustlings (January 18, 2022)

A fellow church member told me Wednesday evening, “I’m a little jealous of your planned sabbatical.” I understood the sentiment. We both enjoy biblical study, eastern religious thought, and music—all the things I will be engaging during my weeks away. My response was, “I’m a little jealous of your time here during my absence.” While […]

Rustlings (January 4, 2022)

Carson, Laura, Anna, Tina, Jonathan, Rick, Lita, Jessica, Lynn, Michael, Frank, Karen and many more field personnel (missionaries) in many more countries and regions of the United States got paid in 2021. Not only did they receive salaries, but some received additional funds from First Baptist Greenville to aid in their programming needs. I’ve already […]

Rustlings (December 20, 2021)

In 1994, the British romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral hit American cinema screens. Starring Andie MacDowell, Hugh Grant and a few other celebs, the movie follows the ups and downs of love and life over a short period of time in which…well…four weddings and a funeral occur. In 2021, we were not able […]

Rustlings (December 13, 2021)

Years ago, I found myself speaking to a group of third graders about the winter holidays. Before my unifying, peace-promoting, educational moment was over, a Jewish boy and Christian boy got into a verbal tussle about whose faith was right and whose was wrong. Their arguments highlighted the impossibilities of burning oils and virgin births. […]