Four ways to encourage your young minister
As I reflect on the many blessings, challenges and learning experiences I have had during my first several months of full-time ministry, I would be…
Opinion
The pandemic’s terrible, terrible blessing: a longing for Christ’s triumphant return
Remember when the world was ending back in 2005? Yeah, me neither. But evidently it was a thing. I wrote about it. The day…
Netflix’s controversial ‘Cuties’ is only a symptom of a much larger problem
Netflix's "Cuties," the controversial French film that features sexualized portrayals of young children, is only a symptom of a much larger problem. I watched the…
My grandson, COVID-19 and me
OKLAHOMA CITY — As soon as I open the garage door, I hear the sweet voice of my 2-year-old grandson. “Hey, Papa, I’m riding a…
The Brotherhood Express
Huntersville, N.C. — The days of the Pony Express may be long gone, but the “Brotherhood Express” is alive and well. I know this because of…
Review: Becoming Better Grownups
Right around the halfway point of our world-wide extended Spring Break, I turned 40 years old. In our culture this is still considered a milestone,…
Book offers surprisingly suspenseful church history
Believe it or not, the Land Run of 1889, celebrated and recreated yearly by school children across Oklahoma, had a negative impact on Churches of…
This school year, think #PHIL234
Back-to-school time typically brings hope and energy. We look forward to cooler weather, football, pumpkin spice (well, some of us) and holidays. Not this year.…
As Christians, let’s end ‘corona culture’
EDMOND, Okla. — I thought a disease on the other side of the world would never reach me. Or if it did, it wouldn’t be a big…
A Katrina story: The time I saw Jesus come alive in Pascagoula, Miss.
In my experience with Hurricane Katrina, I considered many heroes — but none more than David and Elaine Kilbern. I was the minister for the…
