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Visiting the sick requires care
There are many pastors who visit the sick in hospitals and at home. Visitations require a delicate blend of empathy, tact, and faith. If you choose to visit the sick, remember the rule: If you visit one, you must visit them all.…
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A WEEKLY COLUMN ON MUSIC MINISTRY This Week — At Ludden Chapel Baptist Church · Sunday, June 7, 2026 Make It Live A sermon charges the congregation to do something. The closing song has to answer the charge — and…
Sermons that are relevant are boring!
Want to know the cure for insomnia? A boring sermon! It’s guaranteed to put people to sleep with their eyes wide open. They only wake up when the preacher says, “As I close.” Every Sunday morning, the pews are filled…
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A WEEKLY COLUMN ON MUSIC MINISTRY This Week — On the Musician’s Dress and Bearing The Best-Dressed in the House A word to young musicians on dressing for the calling, not just the gig By Robert Wright • Minister of…
A pastor’s wife is a holy servant, not a first lady
There is a practice unique to black churches that pastors should be careful to avoid, namely the adoption of the secular political honorific “First Lady” for the pastor’s spouse. While intended to signal deep honor and recognize the grueling, often…
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A WEEKLY COLUMN ON MUSIC MINISTRY Sunday, May 24, 2026 • New Light Baptist Church When Amazing Grace Doesn’t Fit Reading the room when the Spirit moves the program in a new direction. By Robert Wright | Minister of Music,…