We rejoice that Roe v. Wade has been overturned! Praise God! Yet, there is more work to be done. Also, there are concerns about...

I hear from more voices a growing disquiet concerning the direction of the SBC. Among those who had already expressed concern, those...

As I regularly pray about and weigh my priorities as an Associational Mission Strategist, I ponder how to fulfill those responsibilities....

I just came from a prayer meeting in the parking lot of Mountain Area Pregnancy Services (hereafter referred to here as MAPS). This...

Driving through the country of Vermont gives you a sense that you are back home in North Carolina. There are mountains similar to our...

What good is salt that cannot season? Is that not the whole point--the distinctive quality that makes salt effective? Jesus put it this...

Thank you for your prayers and financial help so that five representatives from Haywood Baptist Association churches could go to Vermont...

As a follower of Christ, I should know what I believe and why I believe it. Consequently, it is to produce a living hope in me. The...

The earth has warmed and it is time to put in the garden. We labor as we till the soil, stoop to sow, with weeding to come. Sore muscles...

A group of us are to fly to Vermont this morning where God has planted a church and is making inroads with the Gospel. Seed has been sown...

This past quarter afforded me an opportunity to visit more of our Haywood Baptist Churches. After concluding a couple of interim pastor...

Tomorrow is the National Day of Prayer--two gatherings I know of will be in Canton at the Community Kitchen and Waynesville in front of...

If you are a pastor or elected messenger from your church, you want to ride on over to Clyde First Baptist Church, on Tuesday evening,...

We are busy people. But are we productive? You can do a lot but accomplish little. Jump on a stationary bike and pedal away…but you...

"Chreasters," they are sometimes called--people who only show up at church on Christmas and Easter. It is mostly used in a derogatory...

Spring means time for spring cleaning. Believe it or not, our Associational Office needs it! So, we are scheduling it for Saturday...

The primary lesson of Exodus 18 concerns multiplying ministry. It has been said, “You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.” Perhaps, but...

If Vermont were in a foreign nation, its citizens would be considered an unreached people group! It is a very secular state. Yet, God is...

Jesus said that His followers would be the light of the world. In many churches, however, the light is growing dim and about to die. Our...

I am ready for Spring! The cold air invading this weekend will hopefully be the last gasp of old man Winter--of course, in the...