Katie, our oldest daughter, started attending the youth group at Coats Baptist toward the end of the summer in 2007. Letting her attend was more of a struggle than you might believe. Katie had been homeschooled since first grade. We knew all Katie’s friends. We...
For the last few weeks we have not had church services on Sunday night. In its place we have been encouraged to gather in small groups, or as families, and go through the “Starting Point” material created by the North American Mission Board. As part of this study we...
Have you ever had to get a child ready for church service on Sunday morning who really did not want to go? If you’re honest, have you ever dreaded going as much as your child? Why do we feel like that? Ok, so I know this is a loaded question, and there are a...
I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine. I asked him a question Marty Dupree uses when witnessing. I asked, “do you have any spiritual beliefs?” He answered that he is a Christian. Later in the conversation I found this friend attends church, watches...
Has there ever been a 12-month period like March 2020 to March 2021? I’m sure there has. In other places of the world hardship on a country-wide scale is common. In those places the search for toilet paper has never been an issue. But for us, these last 12 months...
