Here is today’s edition of The Early Bird, happy reading.

We Spent Our Best Years Overseas. And They Were Extremely Hard.

On the eve of that grandbaby’s 16th birthday, I’m looking back and can testify to two seemingly opposing truths: They were our best years, and they were extremely hard.

The Secret Enemy in Your Marriage

In that and many other times we walked away from conflict instead of talking through it, my wife and I fell prey to the secret enemy that hides in every marriage.

God, Thank You I’m Not Like Those Prosperity Preachers

Are there times we must stand firm for the gospel? Absolutely. Should we ever compromise truth to reach people? No. But we must resist the urge to swing to the extremes of constant attack or total apathy, becoming little more than Facebook finger-pointers and armchair tweeters. We must remember the “why” behind refuting errors and witnessing for truth. Souls are at stake. Time is short

Trevin Wax on Declining Baptism and Membership Numbers Within the SBC

Trevin’s 3rd reason here is something we need to evaluate personally and as a congregation.

What the New Testament Teaches about Divorce and Remarriage

This is a helpful overview via outline on the topic of divorce and remarriage.