In 1965, Burt Bacharach penned a song, set to a lilting waltz tempo, that would become emblematic of the longings of the decade: “What the World Needs Now Is Love.” Originally sung by Jackie DeShannon, the song’s introduction in the turbulent 1960s was no accident....

I have a confession to make: I like Southern Gospel music. Well, at least some of it. My grandfather had a booming bass voice, and before my mother and her brothers came along, he often sang with various Southern Gospel quartets around middle and south Georgia. As I...

A couple of years after finishing seminary, I returned to the hallowed halls of the McAfee School of Theology. I ran into Dr. Larry McSwain, from whom I took a class in church leadership and who had become a good friend. With the characteristic twinkle in his eye, he...

Much to my doctor’s chagrin, I enjoy hash browns from the Waffle House.  I don’t eat there as often I’d like because of said doctor, but when I do, I order my hash browns “scattered, smothered, and covered.” Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed most of our partner...

Do you remember where you were when President John F. Kennedy was shot? Do you remember where you were when the Berlin Wall was torn down? Do you remember where you were on September 11, 2001? As our world, our country, our state, our communities, and our...

Earlier this year, the Coordinating Council of CBF/GA voted to explore selling our office building. This was not an easy decision. The office building, located at 2465 Hillcrest Ave., has been an integral part of the story of CBF/GA. For nearly 20 years, the office...

By the time you read this post, CBF/GA will have already begun a new budget year. Or at least a new, six-month budget year. For some time, CBF/GA has operated on a fiscal year budget cycle running from July 1 through June 30. On advice from our auditor and accountant,...

One of my college professors proclaimed something like this: “Christianity is more concerned with unity than uniformity.”  It took me a few years to attempt to unpack that comment and, truth be told, I’m still wrestling with it. It’s not that I don’t believe it; I do....

Nine days. There are nine days until Major League Baseball’s Opening Day on March 28, 2019. It’s the earliest opening in MLB history, save for some overseas/international games that occasionally are played, including this year’s two-game series in Tokyo, Japan,...

I have a music play list on my iPhone entitled “Running Music,” and that’s what it is: music I listen to while running. Sometimes, I listen to it in my truck. On a few occasions, my children (much to their dismay) are forced to listen to it in my truck. A couple of...

On Monday, January 14, I was told a secret. I wasn’t supposed to tell anyone until after 9:30 the next morning. Well, unfortunately, I couldn’t keep the good news a secret so I told my wife, who had also been told the secret. I then reached out to a couple of friends...

Today, I spent my morning and lunch time participating in a local event, "On the Table," sponsored by the Community Foundation of Central Georgia. On the Table is designed to gather community members, from all walks of life and from all demographics, around the table...

Milestones and Memories In the past 3 weeks, CBF/GA has marked employment milestones with members of our staff. Martha Kate Hall and Rachel Greco both celebrated their 5th Anniversaries with CBF/GA. Martha Kate’s anniversary is August 27 and Rachel’s is September...