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

“The human soul can always use a new tradition. Sometimes we require them.”   - Pat Conroy, The Lords of Discipline    The following ...

Twenty years ago tonight, Tracey and I had our rehearsal dinner for our wedding. We married on a 98 degree July afternoon surrounded by fa...

Oh, wonderful summer! For my family, summer begins when the school bells stop ringing. There’s something nice and needed about a slower p...

If you or your church receive HomeLife magazine from Lifeway Christian Resources, check out my and Tracey's article in the July edition...

I love the United States of America.  Every summer, our family enjoys celebrating the 4th of July with decorations, fireworks, food, and ...

True then and true today. The city and county of Laurens, South Carolina, bears their name from Henry Laurens, a political leader during t...

Big churches are great. But they’re very rare. And they’re not the only way to see the kingdom of God move forward. American church c...

Wonderful time  of worship and message at The Brooklyn Tabernacle via their webcast. Awesome word from Brother Jim about the partnership ...

Here's a great reminder of our need to always put our trust in God - from the Family Research Council Prayer Team. . .  Cursed is ...

Dennis Prager, one of America's favorite talk-show radio hosts, regularly warns listeners of what he considers to be the greatest threa...

Vice President Mike Pence, who identifies himself first as an evangelical Christian, spoke to the Southern Baptist Convention's annual...

Spot-on article by Michael Brown.  "I don't want to sound critical, and I'm not bitter or angry. But I am grieved. And b...

“We have all been in need of God’s mercy and grace at some point in our lives. If God were to treat us as we treat each other – for our w...

"The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor today of Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, who declined...

Dr. Albert Mohler provides a wise, timely commentary on the current crisis facing Southern Baptists . . . "The last few weeks have...

Dennis Prager's wisdom and perspective needs to be heard and read by many people. I regularly appreciate his thoughts . . . "...

The wisdom and wit of Dan Miller regularly challenges and encourages me.  His following post reminds us to challenge rules when they get...

Dick Cheney’s autobiography  In My Time  reviews the lives of political figures who have shaped America the past several decades. Cheney ru...

Dr. Rachel Stewart stands out as the best professor of  my entire academic experience.  Through my undergraduate, Master's and...

Old remarks from Dr. Paige Patterson regarding domestic abuse and the role of women have brought the Southern Baptist Convention into the n...

Before I went to seminary, I naively thought the Christian world would band together in praise of the people I admired. In the South ...