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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 [...]

I don’t know about you, but 2009 had more than its share of milestones for me. I turned 50. I published the closest thing I likely ever will to a “magnum opus” in my new Evangelism Handbook. Our son Josh turned 21 and our daughter Hannah turned 16, both pretty big deals. Michelle and I [...]

Yesterday (December 11) Began for me at the Wake Forest Coffee Company, the warm little office-away-from-my-office just down the street from our seminary campus. I ordered my normal medium sized coffee, medium strength, with a shot of hazelnut., and the bagel I get on early mornings there.
I met a student named Morocco (not his real [...]

Note: the following is a summary of my notes for my Foundations of Student Ministry Class. It summarizes some of what I hope to see happen through the student ministers trained at Southeastern. I pulled the information from a variety of sources, all noted at the end.
1. A Missional Student Ministry is founded on the [...]

�The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.� Proverbs 1:7
�Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.� Plato
Our culture values a lot of things. It values passion, though not necessarily passion for the right things. Just watch the [...]