A Charge to Graduates: Four Things Graduates Need to Hear

This charge was originally given to graduating high school seniors at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, May 3, 2026. Graduation season comes the avalanche of advice—speeches often tell you: Chase your dreams. Follow your passion. Only

Around the Horn (April 30)

I’m busy because I’m lazy. "We tend to think of busyness as the domain of the disciplined. We picture the bustling office worker, the fully-scheduled pastor, or the active homemaker who can do it all,

Toil in Christ, Y’all

There's a word the Apostle Paul uses in Colossians 1:29 that we often take the wrong way. He says, “I toil.” The Greek word behind it conveys the idea of working to the point of

Andrew Fuller Friday: On Prayer and Revival

[Addressed to all who love and long for the coming of Christ’s blessed kingdom, and whose hearts may be inclined to unite in seeking its welfare.] Christian Brethren! The business for the promotion of which

Around the Horn (April 23)

A Mundane Life Is a Courageous Life In this post Alan Noble notes, "In the modern West, most of us won’t be called on to literally risk our lives to save someone else, but we’ll

Worship and War: Why God’s People Sing in the Fight

What is congregational singing for? That question exposes more than preference. It reveals what we believe is happening when the church gathers and lifts its voices in song. In many churches, singing functions as a