RHETT-orical: musing about Faith, Family, and Freedom

The truth is, even death is not the final season.  There's a spectacular new spring - more glorious than any we've experienced on e...

Check out my article Honesty and Integrity on Michelle Cox's Just 18 Summers .

If God is going to use you publicly, He has to tutor you privately.  - Roger Breland

On more than one occasion I've been asked: "Sam, why do you lift your hands when you worship?" My answer is two-fold.   ...

“And the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the po...

When it comes to taking a modern-day Sabbath, not all ways are created equal. by David Valentine   For years, I mistook “checking ou...

Desperation is not enough; she had faith.  She believed that if she could just get through to Jesus and touch the hem of His garment she wo...

The pause is as important as the note.  - Truman Fisher

G. Campbell Morgan (1863-1945), two-time pastor of Westminster Chapel in London, taught that Christians should view their money as belongin...

On my shelf sit some books in a series called “Perspectives.”  Each book takes a topic in Christian theology and presents four different v...

The Baptist Courier , the newspaper of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, did a nice post about me in their  July edition.  View it her...

God Doesn’t Need You And that’s the best news you could ever hear. by Fil Anderson   "Years ago, I spent several weeks ...

Rick Warren shares good, practical insights about necessary habits of churches in order to foster growth: A church that wants to grow wi...

Al Ganksy has a good word this week about the law of sowing and reaping . . . Back in my preaching days I was making a point with the...

The following article by Charles Stanley explains how to maximize the use of our time in order to live productive, fruitful lives. "I...

Read my post Protecting Your Marriage from Sexual Fallout.

4 Questions for the Best/Worst Analysis Formula by Ben Carson What is the best thing that can happen if I do this? What is the worst ...

My article "Take the Risk" appeared on the My Writers Conference blog this week. Read it here.

What condition is the soil of my heart?  The condition of the soil determines how well the seed can be planted and grow . . . "In th...

Dads, here is a very good book to read with your pre-teen or teenage son. My 13 year old and I are reading it, and it is one of thos...

"The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." ~Winston Churchi...

Continued from Take the Risk Part One and Take the Risk Part Two . . . Dawn Scott Jones shares great insights in her article What Can ...

“The only way to learn strong faith is to endure great trials. I have learned my faith by standing firm amid severe testings.”    - George ...

Michael Hyatt, former CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, shares some great insight about overcoming perfectionism . . . "T here’s noth...

  16 Lessons Learned from 16 Years of Marriage Sixteen years ago today I covenanted with Tracey Funderburk to become one in marriage....