FOURTH OF JULY: My favorite holiday
Daryl C. Cornett enjoys all the "red, white and blue" of the Fourth of July while also seeing it as an "opportunity for important spiritual perspective and reflection."
FIRST-PERSON: Dear Absent Church Member
Daryl Cornett voices his yearning as a pastor to an absent church member "that my greatest joy would be to see you love God and His church and to observe you growing in Christ."
ANALYSIS: Abortion debate is about to heat up
HAZARD, Ky. (BP) -- A full pendulum swing back to the right has put the Republican Party in a position here in Kentucky that has led quickly to the passing of abortion-curbing legislation that in previous decades had absolutely no chance. At least for the moment, abortion providers are not allowed to perform abortions on unborn babies over 20 weeks, and women seeking an abortion must be given and ultrasound before an abortion procedure can take place.
FIRST-PERSON: 5 pastoral convictions about congregational singing
Pastor Daryl Cornett shares five pastoral convictions about congregational singing. "The music is not the main thing," he writes, "but it certainly will be a significant part of the whole that is offered up to God. It deserves careful consideration."
FIRST-PERSON: Pastor, be true to God and yourself
Daryl Cornett has succinct words of counsel to fellow pastors: "Preach the Word. Set the example. Be yourself." The Kentucky pastor adds, "Trying to be something you're not is just too exhausting and not sustainable."
