Randy NaborsOct 14, 2020THE CHURCH MILITANTTHE CHURCH MILITANT By Randy Nabors FIT TO FIGHT It kind of amused me when I realized that the Army wanted me to be as healthy as...
Randy NaborsOct 10, 2020SHOW SOME RESPECTSHOW SOME RESPECT! BY Randy Nabors I have a friendly name. Actually it’s my middle name, which I prefer, and I think it sounds friendly...
Randy NaborsJun 8, 2020ESSAY ON RACISMRACISM BY Randy Nabors Racial discussions in America are full of rhetorical flourish, phrases, and powerful words which sometimes are not...
Randy NaborsApr 30, 2020HUMAN RESOURCE POLICY IN CROSS CULTURAL MINISTRYRecently someone called me from an inner-city non-profit ministry. They had some unfortunate experiences with trying to hire people and...
Randy NaborsOct 18, 2019WE NEED SOME BIG GOD THEOLOGY!WE NEED SOME BIG GOD THEOLOGY! In a world with so much injustice, suffering, and legitimate sorrow it takes a “Big God” theology to help...
Randy NaborsAug 22, 2019White Supremacy and the Importance of the Accuracy of Meaning.THE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM We went to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum yesterday. An institution and monument of statewide lament. My...
Randy NaborsAug 8, 2019QUESTIONS FOR A CROSS CULTURAL CHURCH PLANTERQuestions to ask a young white church planter who wants to do a cross-cultural church plant; some of these apply to People of Color as...
Randy NaborsMay 16, 2019THE BEST THING I CAN DOTHE BEST THING I CAN DO! What’s the most important thing that I can do with my life, according to my calling that will make an impact...
Randy NaborsFeb 28, 2019CHURCH PLANTING AND EVANGELISMOne of the problems of finding qualified church planters, (and that phrase needs explanation) is that one needs certain basic things...
Randy NaborsJan 17, 2019CALLING FOR COMPROMISEPersonal Disclosure Some personal disclosure as I write on this subject. One of my sons is part of the federal work force that is...
Randy NaborsJan 2, 2019STAYING UNDER THE UMBRELLASTAYING UNDER THE UMBRELLA “Can two walk together unless they be agreed?” Amos 3.3 If you have ever tried walking in the rain under an...
Randy NaborsNov 8, 2018I WANT TO BE FAMOUS“I want to be famous,” he told me. Now this was in a prayer session, and he obviously saw it as a struggle, but nevertheless it was a...
Randy NaborsOct 16, 2018RECONCILIATION AND THE LAW OF PRAYERLex Talionis versus Lex Orandi. Say what? These are Latin phrases standing for the Law of Retaliation versus the Law of Prayer. I had...
Randy NaborsOct 1, 2018THERE HAS GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS…I feel caught between a rock and a hard place in the conflict between sympathy for the victims of sexual assault or abuse and the rule of...
Randy NaborsSep 18, 2018ENTANGLING ALLIANCESSomeone has asked my opinion on local churches cooperating or interacting with other organizations, and possibly other ministries. What...
Randy NaborsAug 29, 2018GOD BLESS THE DEACONS!I like Deacons. I honor the office of Deacon. I love the men and women who serve in the ministry of mercy throughout our churches. ...
Randy NaborsJul 25, 2018MALPRACTICE IN CROSS CULTURAL MINISTRYFAILING There are ways we can fail in our pursuit of cross-cultural ministry. I refer to this as “malpractice.” I am not speaking...
Randy NaborsJul 17, 2018The Danger of Following an Ideological LineIt is hard not to say something about this latest activity by our President, and I speak of the comments President Trump made in Finland...
Randy NaborsJul 10, 2018WHAT IS YOUR POLITICAL POSITION?Where do I stand? I don’t think the middle is a proper understanding of my position. I am trying to stand on the Rock, on the Word of...
Randy NaborsJul 2, 2018MISTER BIG STUFF, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?Do you ever get bothered by pictures of young white people surrounded by little black children, whether American or African, as they send...