Baptist BeaconMay 31, 20173 minSTRENGTHENINGMy dadMIDLOTHIAN, VA – My dad was one of the youngest in a family of 7 children. His older brothers were fighter pilots in World War II or...
Baptist BeaconMay 31, 20174 minSTRENGTHENINGCountdown to marriage blissWARREN, MI – By the time you read this I will have celebrated twelve years of wedded bliss to my wonderful wife Mary. It’s actually been...
Baptist BeaconMay 31, 20173 minSTRENGTHENINGRural Bapt. church sees 900 baptisms in 6 yearsGADSDEN, AL (BP) – In 1995, Joey Hanner was a trucker who was about to give up on his marriage -- and he was one Sunday service away from...
Baptist BeaconMay 31, 20173 minMICHIGAN NEWSChaplain's sacred momentsFENTON, MI – My office is alongside the entrance to our beautiful Grand Rapids Home for Veterans Chapel which has a vaulted ceiling with...
Baptist BeaconMay 31, 20174 minSBC NEWS'Refreshing' Dallas Send Conf. casts mission visionDALLAS, TX (BP) – Among a sea of attendees and volunteers in the Dr. Pepper Arena, the North American Mission Board and the International...
Baptist BeaconMay 31, 20174 minCOLUMNSFather hungerFENTON, MI – “Diets are for people who are thick and tired of it!” I read that line in one of those humorous greeting cards some years...
Baptist BeaconMay 31, 20173 minCOLUMNSOpportunities for serving God in three placesFENTON, MI – Pastor Jim Marcus, the Genesee Baptist Associational Director of Missions and I walked onto the campus of the “International...
Baptist BeaconMay 31, 20173 minCOLUMNSEmpty nest… if I had only known!FENTON, MI – Shar and I sat across the table from our youngest son Jon and his fiancé Bonnie. They were in their second year of college...
Baptist BeaconMay 31, 20172 minCOLUMNSStuck in a canoeROSCOMMON, MI – One hour into our canoe trip and I was beginning to think maybe marriage was a bad idea. No, we were not married yet but...