The author watches Scott Kindig's training session from The Spark Conference. My past couple of weeks have included something I haven't done since Napoleon Dynamite was …

In the course of my day I have a list of the things that need to get done, divided into areas of urgency. They’re all important, but depending on deadlines and other factors, some get precedence. …

Index editor Scott Barkley holds his just-bought "KSU Dad" coffee tumbler beside his daughter, Rylee, at Kennesaw State University. A couple of weekends ago, I …

This photo shared on social media of a crowded hallway at North Paulding High School generated discussion over schools' starting back. Churches regathering in person …

NOTE: An earlier version mistakenly stated that .004 percent of COVID-19 cases were tied to churches per the New York Times article. The corrected figure is .4 percent. The Index regrets the error. …

In its heyday I became a pretty big fan of the TV show “The Office.” Even now, I’m a threat to reference at any time the sitcom that ran for nine seasons on NBC and garnered a bunch of awards. …

Students from First Baptist Church in Thomson write Scripture and notes of encouragement on the walking path located behind the church. FBC THOMSON/Special There is no shortage of challenges 2020 has …

Forty-nine weeks from today Southern Baptists will gather for their annual meeting. Nashville will host the 2021 gathering and if things continue, it’s going to be one discussed long after the …

Things change fast, and never have I seen the speed at which they do than today. This morning I was in a conversation that covered the impacts of the coronavirus, race relations, and yesterday’s …

Over the weekend the above chart made its way across social media, shared by many pastors. If I knew the source of it, I’d gladly mention it here. But I don’t. That’s a shame, because I’d …