Two years ago I packed up a few of my things and drove to my parents’ home in Mobile, Alabama. At the time, New Orleans had issued a voluntary evacuation; NOBTS issued a mandatory evacuation. Two days later, Hurricane Katrina pushed onshore as a category 3 hurricane. It was something I’d been through before. A...
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It’s about thirteen minutes into Thursday, as my clock reads. Tuesday was a special day. I’ll let you decide how to emphasize the word special. My school held a big rally and we all went out into the city to do things. Some people gutted homes, others fixed roofs, and my team prayer walked Uptown....
David Crosby, pastor of First Baptist Church New Orleans, preached in chapel the other day, and wrote this op-ed piece in the Times-Picayune. Joe McKeever has the whole thing posted on his blog. Read it there, but here’s an excerpt (emphasis added). This list is crafted to help family members and friends avoid blunders that...
Today I met Alan Cross, the pastor of Gateway Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He and I have been chatting back and forth for a while and it’s good that I finally met him. He brought part of his team to New Orleans today, and will meet the rest of his team in Waveland, Mississippi...
I have a huge tendency to look at the negatives of the more traditional old school Baptist world. The one that produced Bobby Welsh and plenty of other really cheesy guys. I get frustrated at church and the way things are done- like they used to do it. And there are times when I fully...