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Last weekend I had a chance to teach a seminar at the Pastor’s Conference at First Baptist Jacksonville, Florida. I have preached there more than once, and had the great joy of preaching at their youth camp last summer. Since I had a lot of First Jax students as Facebook friends I put together a [...]

If your church vanished from your community would anyone notice?  Would there be an outcry? If your church vanished I would hope that those who hate the things of God would celebrate, for your stance on the gospel no doubt made them angry. But I also would hope that your church has made an impact [...]

Today you will find  on my website the first of a series of free e-books.  These will be small, 40-70 pages, more than a booklet yet smaller than my books in print, all focusing on a specific subject. The first one is called Advance: Gospel-Centered Movements Change the World. It offers a simple template for [...]

(Note: I first wrote this about a year and a half ago, so it is a rewind of a previous article. I repost it because I am more convinced today than then of the importance of focusing more on cities. In fact, my new Evangelism Handbook has one entire chapter given to this subject. At [...]

Evangelism Handbook
My publisher Broadman & Holman has produced a video to overview my new Evangelism Handbook. Enjoy.

I loved my first webinar today! Thanks to all who participated. Looking forward to the next one in February. If you missed it you can see it on my website here.  To check out  The Story click here.

As we come to the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010 we will begin to see the greatest episodes of self-deception given at any time in a given year. More individuals lie to themselves from the end of December to the start of January than any other week. Promises about exercise, diet, moral [...]

Maximus Eating a Rat from Alvin Reid on Vimeo.

I have always loved reptiles. As a youngster I caught every snake, lizard or turtle I could. I was responsible for the death of two iguanas (I did not at 11 know the difference between iceberg and romaine lettuce).
After coming to SEBTS I began keeping exotics (non-native). We have a killer reptile show every [...]

This time of year one of the more common expressions heard in the Christian subculture is “let’s keep Christ in Christmas.” Most of the time I hear this uttered in reference to the use of the phrase “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” in pop culture, the media, and more than a few retailers.
For those [...]