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Imagine the following scenario: You came up with an amazing ministry idea for your congregation. It was your “brainchild,” so you set up a meeting with the bishops of your congregation, and just as you thought, they, too, loved your idea! In fact, they are elated with it. “Yes, absolutely, yes!” they said. “We want …
Through the years, I have stood at the head of many caskets, and I have heard many comments made to grieving families that made me cringe. While the intent was not to harm or add pain, in reality that is what they did. Like Job’s friends, they would have better served as comforters if they …
Last week, a little boy named Emanuele, openly wept as he asked the Pope if his unbelieving father, who had recently died, was in heaven? Quite frankly, I felt empathy for the Pope as he had to answer this highly emotional question from a heart-broken little boy. I don’t think anyone would relish such a …
“He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends.” (Proverbs 17:9) One of the advantages of growing up next door to the church building was that I was able to sleep in longer on Sunday mornings than others who had to drive to the building. One morning, I was …
When I take a moment to think of some of the preachers who most influenced my preaching, I think of names like, Johnny Ramsey, Winford Claiborne, Thomas Warren, Amos Orrison, and of course, my dad, Frank Higginbotham. What these men all have in common is that they have all passed from this life. How time …