“Watching and covering aspects of the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting the past few years reminds me of the law of unintended consequences,” Jennifer Rash notes.
1 John was written to the early church (and to you and me) as an assurance of eternal life and a warning for those who were only going through the motions. It offers comfort and assurance to those struggling with doubt, says Rob Jackson.
At home, church or in the community, wherever people need to work together, learning to appreciate and value each other’s contributions makes everything run smoother.
Though the daily lives of Alabama Baptists vary, we are connected through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and we are journeying together toward our forever home.
In difficult situations, maintaining the discipline to choose calmness, gracefulness and thoughtfulness will always serve us better, providing more opportunity for clarity and accuracy to surface.