Category Archives: Personal Reflections

Stories from the Storms

By Dr. Paul Chitwood | Published: March 6, 2012

Tornado victims are finding help from Kentucky Baptist Convention churches, churches like First Baptist Church East Bernstadt. I talked today with Rev. Tommy Tapscott. Brother Tommy is the Associate Pastor of FBC East Bernstadt. Brother Tommy shared with me about a woman who came to the church yesterday and began to look through the mounds […]

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SBC Name Change

By Dr. Paul Chitwood | Published: February 21, 2012

I was in attendance as the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention heard a report from the Name Change Task Force appointed by SBC President Bryant Wright. This discussion isn’t new to Southern Baptists. At a press conference following the committee meeting, Task Force chairman, Jimmy Draper, reminded us that the issue was first […]

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Displaying the Gospel through Diversity

By Dr. Paul Chitwood | Published: February 9, 2012

I kissed the little Asian girl goodbye, loaded up the dog and a couple of teenage boys, and headed to the woods. There I met up with two Ethiopians and a few others. Is that not the strangest beginning to a story you have ever heard? It’s actually a true story. The “little Asian girl” […]

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God Wants Pastors ‘After His Own Heart’

By Dr. Paul Chitwood | Published: January 31, 2012

My wife, Michelle, and I recently enjoyed an evening with the church family of Hunsinger Lane Baptist Church in Louisville as it celebrated the 20th anniversary of Pastor Charlie Davis’ ministry among them. We were delighted to see a church express such deep appreciation for the ministry of her pastor. The following day, I stopped […]

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New Year’s Resolutions for Kentucky Baptists

By Dr. Paul Chitwood | Published: January 5, 2012

With this first 2012 post, I’m hoping a New Year’s resolution list for Kentucky Baptists will be well received. I offer no earth-shattering new insights. I simply challenge us to be faithful to the basic call of Christ upon our lives and obedient to the fundamental teachings in God’s word. If every Kentucky Baptist would […]

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