I love what I do, but sometimes I am tempted to feel a big guilty. After all, I get to teach the most amazing students how to tell the most amazing news in history, and I get paid to do it. And, due to the kindness and efforts of evangelist Bailey Smith, who secured the funding for the chair I hold named in his honor, I am not much of a financial burden to the school or the convention (don’t … →

It has become fashionable in our Americanized version of Christianity to say things like “I want to be like Jesus.” Todd Agnew recently challenged the understanding of the phrase with a song. I particularly noted this line: “But my Jesus. . . would not be welcomed in my church. The blood and dirt on his feet would stain the carpet.” We tend to think being like Jesus means being cool, or hip, in a religious sort of way, or most … →

I have to tell my friends who frequent my little corner of blogdom about what has become my favorite blog. Just go to nathanfinn.blogspot.com. Now there are others I read with various levels of agreement, encouragement, perplexity, or even disagreement. But this is my favorite. Nathan is a brilliant PhD student at SEBTS and our archivist. Most importantly he is married to Leah and is a new Dad to Georgia. I had the privilege of learning from Nathan and his … →

I realize blogs sometimes get a little cheesy when they become obsessed with sharing personal information very few people give a rip about outside the closest friends of the blog’s host. I also realize I am one who falls victim of that too. But after all it is my blog lol. So in the spirit of the above I want to say just a few words about my wonderful bride of 25 years on tomorrow. Michelle Elizabeth Stidham stepped into … →

This Tuesday marks my 25th wedding anniversary with my lovely and godly bride Michelle. I may write more about that on the day, but I am glad that on that day as we reflect on so many wonderful years of ministry together I am speaking in chapel at Southeastern. Michelle has always loved ministry, and we have always considered ministry something we do, not just something I do. And, we so love these students God has given to us! I … →