With Great Anticipation

With Great Anticipation

December tends to be a month of great anticipation, especially for children. The excitement building toward Christmas morning becomes more palpable as the month moves on until finally, the day arrives. Little feet pitter-patter through the halls, excited voices loudly...
Navigating the Unexpected

Navigating the Unexpected

“Expect the unexpected” and “Roll with the punches.” These are two phrases we have heard many times and more than likely said several times. The message being conveyed is that we do not necessarily know what is going to happen and yet we can manage ourselves in a way...
President’s Post: Joyful, Joyful

President’s Post: Joyful, Joyful

I have two distinct reasons for joy as I write you today. The first is a report about a writing project that we began with Dr. Kinlaw more than twenty years ago. Actually, the “project” was the culmination of a vision God had given Mr. Burt “Buddy” Luce, a...
The Power of One

The Power of One

“Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost…?” (Luke 15:4 NRSV) “For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.” (Luke 19:10) The Church of Jesus...

“Plans to give you hope”

The prophet Jeremiah was a man well acquainted with heartache. He once prayed that his eyes would be like rivers so that he could adequately weep over the sins of his people. One can hear the tremendous despair in that tone. It raises a pertinent question: How do we...
President’s Post

President’s Post

Dear friends and colleagues, It is a privilege to write this post to you from the “sawdust trail” (the 19th century’s term for the camp meeting circuit). Our speakers are all in a wide array of camps in several states across our country. The joy that...