FIRST-PERSON: Eternal life on death row
ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--Razor wire in neatly stacked rows welcomes guests and inmates alike to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
FIRST-PERSON: Evangelism tools that go ‘vroom’
ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--If a motorcycle rider was 100 percent sold out to Jesus, what would he or she look like?
A church on autopilot?
ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--A car can't drive itself, at least not on our streets -- yet.
Sharing Jesus in uncertain times
ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--With the stock market falling like the downhill side of a roller coaster and families caught in the mortgage crisis, what's a Christian to do?
Recapturing a sense of lostness
ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--One of the greatest dangers facing the American church today is the failure to acknowledge a person's lostness.
When sheep eat too much
ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--Here's an interesting tidbit about sheep for all of us non-rancher types: Sheep don't know when to quit eating.
Ministry can be messy
ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)—Ministry can be messy. To reach alcoholics you have to be willing to smell some alcohol.
FIRST-PERSON: A daughter’s evangelistic prayers
ALEXANDRIA, LA (BP)--Every Sunday morning Crystal was dressed and ready for church before the van arrived at her home. She attended Sunday School with a smile, but without her parents. During the worship service, an adult would sit with her and the other children. After all, a four-year-old can sit still only for so long. When the sermon was finished and the invitation given, Crystal was sure to run to the front of the sanctuary, bow down and begin to pray.
Fall celebrations
ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--Fall is here! Now is the time to plan for a fall festival or an alternative to Halloween for your community.
