Category Archives: Family

Kentucky already seeing impact of Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage

By wpengine | Published: August 12, 2015

People of faith across the United States are wondering how the 5-4 decision of the United States Supreme Court to redefine marriage will impact them. In Kentucky, we didn’t have to wait long to find out. All of a sudden, volunteer chaplains reportedly have been turned away by Kentucky’s Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) unless […]

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Kids leave Crossings with hunger to learn more about God’s word

By wpengine | Published: August 11, 2015

The scene was surreal. I’m sitting on my bed watching a 14-year-old Hispanic boy and an 8-year-old Chinese girl engaged in one of their fiercest competitions to date. These two enjoy rivalry and, when they find a contest that pits them as anywhere close to being equals, it’s game on. What was the latest fight-to-the-death […]

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‘Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world’

By wpengine | Published: June 30, 2015

Like so many others, my earliest memories of music include the lyrics, “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His site. Jesus loves the little children of the world.” From Sunday School and Vacation Bible School lessons, I knew that song […]

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A Pastor’s Wife

By wpengine | Published: October 28, 2014

This week’s article is a guest post by Michelle Chitwood and includes an invitation to the open house for ministers’ wives during the Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Michelle is the wife of KBC Executive Director Paul Chitwood. Our name is pastor’s wife By Michelle Chitwood Our name has traveled from town to […]

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Same-sex marriage: A slippery slope toward moral chaos

By wpengine | Published: October 14, 2014

Last week brought the disappointing news that the Supreme Court of the United States refused to hear appeals from states that have had their constitutional definition of marriage undermined by federal judges. While the sin of homosexuality may be no more offensive to God than other sexual sins, for a society to be forced to […]

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