Why Moms Can Be Such Great Christians
Sounds like a Mothers Day post, doesn’t it? But Mothers day is a long way from now, and it’s on my mind. I suppose there could be many reasons why Moms can be great Christians. But at the moment I’ve got two […]
Author: Steve Hall
Steve serves as chaplain and teacher at Cross Creek Christian School in Sweetwater, TN. He previously taught math, physics, and ACT prep in public high schools in Tennessee and Texas. He has served churches in Tennessee, Florida, and Texas as minister of education, associate pastor, and senior pastor.
Just Trying to Keep People Happy?
You should know that if your goal is to keep people happy, you’re in trouble! I’m pretty confident that I can promise you that you won’t succeed. But, of course, it really shouldn’t be your goal at all. Now don’t get me […]
The Board of Deacons?
Note (added 7/7/09): I have been told that the following article sounds like a negative attack on deacons in general. That was certainly not my intention! Some of my best friends and some of the strongest Christian men I know are deacons! […]
Mark Driscoll–Reaction to a Controversial Man
(This is one of the posts that was corrupted when our site was hacked in November, 2012. The old file was deleted. This is a newly uploaded copy of the uncorrupted original.) Mark Driscoll has become a quite a lightning rod. […]
Poetry from Buck Bald
I haven’t been to Buck Bald in several years. But in previous years I used to drive up there alone, just to have some quiet time with the Lord. (If you have never been to Buck Bald, it’s worth the drive! At […]
Thoughts for Dads–From a Dad
Fathers Day, 2009 Here are a few Fathers Day thoughts, arranged in no particular order, that I am praying might help all of us dads do a little better job as we try to carry out our monumental assignment of being the […]
Coming Up Soon! Just Ahead!–Eternity
I want to encourage you to use your memory for a few moments. Can you remember a time when you were eagerly looking forward to an event that seemed it would never arrive? Time seemed to move so slowly! I’m thinking of […]
Have You Been Skipping Church?
Attending church can be a challenge, can’t it? Sunday morning may be our only chance to sleep in. Worship services may take a big bite out of our free time. Going to church can take away precious recreation time. Maybe we are […]
Can You Tell Me Why You Believe that?
The world is full of people who have very stong opinions about current cultural, theological, philosophical, and world-view issues. The truth is that all of us (Yes, A-L-L of us!) have a world view! I was astonished the other day when Dr. […]
Are You Tweeting?
Twitter is turning out to be a great way for people who care about each other to stay in touch. A few months ago, most of our family signed up for twitter. Parts of our family are in California, Texas, South Carolina, […]