by Greg Burdine | Mar 3, 2017 | Current Issues
The Shack is an amazing book. Not only is the storyline compelling, but how the book came into publication in 2007 is a tribute to the tenacity and sacrifice of the author, William P. Young. The Shack was a #1 New York Times Bestseller for 70 weeks, with over 10...
by Greg Burdine | Mar 1, 2017 | Christian Living, Sermon
I was going through some of my old stories in my ‘Illustration File.’ This is one of my favorites from Tony Campolo. I hope it speaks to you. Many years ago, when I was a young pastor, I was asked to be a counselor at a junior-high camp. Everyone should...
by Greg Burdine | Feb 27, 2017 | Christian Living, Sermon
If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I’d like to do, is to save every day ‘til eternity passes away, just to spend them with you. If I could make days last forever, if words could make wishes come true, I’d save every day like a treasure and then,...
by Greg Burdine | Feb 23, 2017 | Church
Attending a national meeting of pastors can be rewarding and difficult. Most of the pastors of a movement cannot attend a national meeting. So, a few years ago I began to blog at the meetings I could attend so others could get at least a sense of what was going on. It...
by Greg Burdine | Feb 23, 2017 | Church
Have you ever heard something that was really smart but made practical sense? Or have you heard something really simple but knew that it was profound. Wednesday morning at the national meeting of the Baptist Bible Fellowship in Tyler, Texas I heard a mash of both of...