by Bob | Jan 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was, of course, one of the main leaders of the American Civil Rights movement. What is lesser known today is King’s training and ministry as a Baptist pastor. Even fewer people know the long history of...
by Bob | Jul 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
When I was in seminary in the early 80s (1980s, not 1880s), open warfare broke out over competing counseling models. During these debates, I was struck by the fact that no one was using church history as a guide to assess modern church counseling approaches. I kept...
by Bob | Jun 19, 2019 | Empathy
A Word from Bob: You’re reading Part 1 of a mini-series on Biblical Empathy: How to Care Like Christ. I’ve taken this blog post and mini-series on biblical empathy from my book Gospel Conversations: How to Care Like Christ. In Gospel Conversations, you learn 22...
by Bob | Feb 11, 2019 | Resources
Over a year ago, I posted two blogs where I highlighted two extensive (and free) resource bibliographies. Even after almost two years, I still receive emails requesting the links to those resources. So…here they are combined in one blog post. 215 Resources for...
by Bob | Feb 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
In American culture, we tend to be taught the history of Caucasian leaders—especially white male historical figures. Sadly, it is less typical that we learn from the legacy of the heroes of Black Church history. I recently had the honor of presenting at Bethel Church...
