Author: Charles Allard

As we celebrate the Birthday of our Nation a question keeps ringing in my mind: Is America a Nation Under God?  In our pledge of allegiance to the US Flag we say, “One Nation Under God”.  Stamped on our currency

A woman who just happened to be a Sunday School teacher had an affair which rocked the church and community. When confronted by church leaders and told that she could no longer teach her Sunday School Class, she made the

Have you looked at your check book lately? Perhaps you have and perhaps you haven’t.  With credit cards, bank drafts, Online Bill Payments and Pay Pal it’s possible that you don’t use your check book as often as you once

During the past 6 months and throughout this year, our challenge is to “Continue in Prayer”.  I believe that you are doing just that.  Over the past few months new faces have appeared in our worship services. Five new members

What do Hollywood Celebrities, politicians and high profile Baptist leaders have in common?  The answer is sexual scandal known today as “#MeToo Moments.” Baptists have not been faring well in the news recently. Frank S. Page, former President and Chief

Jesus made arrangements for the last supper that he would have with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion. This supper would be part of the Passover celebration. Passover commemorated the final plague on Egypt when the death angel

Come apart before you fall apart. Jesus didn’t actually say it that way but the message is the same. The crowds were pressing in on Jesus and his disciples.  The stress was building up, weariness was setting in, emotionally, physically

Michael and Coleen Brandt live in South Dakota where they have a ministry to help struggling pastors and churches which he calls “Shepherding the Shepherds”.  Michael was a keynote speaker at the Gideon Banquet in Raleigh on May 5. Desiring

Webster defines the word “Partner” as “a person who takes part in some activity in common with another or others.”  Businesses are often formed through partnerships. Two players in games like tennis or bridge can partner together as a team

A hymn by Fanny Crosby goes like this: To the work! To the work! We are servants of God, Let us follow the path that our Master has trod; With the balm of his counsel our strength to renew, Let