The "And from Bill..." Archive

Common to almost every inventory of my public persona characteristics will be at least two items: humor and hugs.

The humor made its debut when I was a twelve year old seventh grader who partnered...

In my life I have experienced a connection of any consequence to five churches:

• Broadway Christian Church, Council Bluffs, Iowa - the church my grandfather planted and in which I was raised
• Lewis...

May-July 1985 were among the most consequential months of my 32 years in ministry. Consider:

• May 19: I graduated from Lexington (Kentucky) Theological Seminary

• May 31: I sent a letter of...

On Tuesday we will officially open the “And from Bill...” column archive with a scanned image of the very first column I ever wrote as FCCEM pastor.

Over the course of the next year, on...