Leadership in Times of Crisis
On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, collapsed, plunging many to their death. Investigation showed that the bridge was carrying…
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Serving in Hope
My childhood memories of many sermons in church were from men who seemed angry about a lot of things. They preached long and hard about…
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Oh, the Faithfulness of God!
How can anyone as finite, definable, and limited as we humans are describe something as infinite, unmeasurable, and unlimited as God and His faithfulness? It’s…
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We’re Not There Yet
Prior to a study trip to Israel in 2014, I understood it was the Promised Land, “a land flowing with milk and honey.” I was…
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Thirsting for God . . . in Grief
“We know what’s best for you,” the nurse insisted. She denied my request to see my baby daughter, who had returned to her heavenly Father…
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Hearing Their Heart
“For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7). The bright…
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A Future and a Hope
Greetings BA Readers, This is my last “First Word” of 2023. I thank the Lord for His blessings this year, and I thank you for…
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