Drugs had derailed my baseball career and driven me to despair. A chance encounter with a retired pastor changed everything.

I was willing to serve a brother or sister in need. It was much harder to be a friend.

My fierce resistance and indifference didn’t stop the Spirit.

While researching young adult ministry, I discovered the younger generation had something to teach me about my approach to alcohol.

The “strong gods” of old are knocking at the door. We ought to be wary of letting them inside.

In different ways, God used them to lead me to Christ.

A mother’s meditation on sin, guilt, and the grace of self-doubt.

The demands of addiction can go beyond typical spiritual and physical help offered by congregations.

An Arkansas Baptist church opted to forgive the man who caused $100,000 in damage.

He asked me how I knew my faith was true. I couldn’t give a compelling answer.