Baptist Spirituality
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Joe LaGuardia writes about Christianity, faith, culture, baptist Life, Congregational Leadership, and interfaith ministry.
Baptist Spirituality
7M ago
How do you preach a sermon on the art of living? Recently, I preached on the “future vision” of our church and decided against addressing the big things that often come with ministry. I didn’t get into budgets or missions or some far-fetched dream of exponential growth. Instead, I addressed the 10,000 mundane things we ..read more
Baptist Spirituality
1y ago
I went to see Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania this evening with my family, and if you would rather not have me ruin the movie for you, stop reading now. It is not that I will plunge into some juicy spoilers (I’ll warn you when I do); it is just that I fear that you ..read more
Baptist Spirituality
1y ago
I have always been a “goals guy”. You know the one guy in class or in the office who plans everything, seems to be ahead of schedule, or makes numerous lists? Yeah, that’s me. This past week, I set out to make goals that will make 2023 nothing like 2022. I’m ready to put 2022 ..read more
Baptist Spirituality
2y ago
Originally posted on CBFblog:
April 25, 2022 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida and the Caribbean Islands (CBF FL/CI) has selected Rev. Tammy Snyder as its next Coordinator. ? Rev. Tammy Snyder A servant leader with 21 years of ministry experience in both church and parachurch organizations, Snyder succeeds ..read more
Baptist Spirituality
2y ago
Leviticus 19:16 – “You shall not profit by the blood of your neighbor” (NRSV) I am reading through the book of Leviticus this season. When people read through the Bible, they often skip this technical and seemingly repetitive book. It is chapter after chapter of laws, technical notes, instructions on sacrifice, and rules for ancient ..read more
Baptist Spirituality
3y ago
Reports are emerging that 2021 is proving to be one of the deadliest years in history, noting a 66% rise in gun sales and record-breaking statistics regarding gun violence. As we seek ways to “return to normalcy” post COVID-19, how should we respond to trauma and the consequences of isolation, anger, and political/cultural turmoil. Here ..read more
Baptist Spirituality
3y ago
My opinion is worth a hill of beans, but since people are asking for it, I’ll give it. Several people have asked me about Critical Race Theory in the past week. They are concerned as what they perceive as a socialist or “liberal” agenda in education and culture. When I ask them to define it ..read more
Baptist Spirituality
3y ago
It’s that time again. Every year, we collate the library of books we read. Unlike other lists, which merely serve as wish-lists for what we want to read, we only list what we read. Sometimes we don’t finish the whole book, but that’s not the point. What is the point? To let you know what ..read more
Baptist Spirituality
3y ago
My name is Joe LaGuardia, and I served at Marti’s and Nina’s church, Trinity Baptist Church, in Georgia, from 2004 – 2016. Marti was and will always be “my Deacon.” The first time I got to know Marti well was when we were painting one of the Trinity preschool rooms (the one closest to the ..read more
Baptist Spirituality
3y ago
By Joe LaGuardia We pastors realize the gravity of preaching every Sunday morning. When we enter a pulpit, we do not enter it alone. We stand upon the shoulders of great pastors, preachers, mentors, friends and heroes that have preceded us in declaring the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are surrounded by so great a ..read more