When Did You Decide to Retire?

After I announced that I would be stepping down from my role as Senior Pastor of Brentwood Baptist Church, the question people asked me the most often was, “When did you decide to retire?” My honest answer? About 45 years ago. I’ve talked to a lot of pastors who have told me that they could […]

Got a Bible? – Navigating Church Disillusionment

The other day I was having lunch with a friend. “Can I ask you a question,” he said. “Sure,” I answered. “I have a friend who loves Jesus. She really does, but she’s never going back to church. There has been too much water under the bridge and she’s too disillusioned to ever trust organized […]