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“That which we learn with delight we never forget.” Aristotle ” Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” John Crosby Another semester ends. I have now taught 15 years at SEBTS. Amazing. Am I really that old? Thousands of students, so many friendships, so much [...]

We all have some things in common. We all breath (Yes, I know. I am profound). We all have B.O. if we never shower (Yes I am talking about you, too). Oh yes, there is another thing. We are all depraved. We who have been redeemed and who have tasted and seen that the Lord [...]

The other day I met some friends for lunch at a local restaurant. Our server at the restaurant that day has been my server before. In fact, I picked that restaurant because I wanted to see him and I knew he would be working (the food was good as well). The last time he served [...]

I have a friend and student named Brittany who recently ran a marathon. More recently, her dad ran a half marathon, and she ran it with him. That, my friends, is a lot of running. We get the term marathon from the Battle of Marathon.  In about 490 BC, a man named Phidippides carried a [...]

1985. Dallas, Texas. 45,000 Messengers. Focus: A resurgence of conviction regarding the Word of God. I picked an interesting year to attend my first SBC annual meeting. I was a 26-year-old pastor with little practical knowledge of the inner workings of the convention. As a student in seminary at the time I loved class, but [...]

SEBTS will wreck your life: George Robinson and Alvin Reid George Robinson and I made a video about SEBTS while videotaping for www.viewthestory.com. See why coming here could wreck your life. David Platt would be proud.

As this week is national teacher appreciation week (hint hint, students!) I am hosting a guest blog by my colleague Steven A. McKinion, who blogs at www.stevemckinion.com. Dr. McKinion is both a great teacher and thinker, and a friend who knows well our convention and theology. I love the insights he shares in the article [...]

We Americans pride ourselves in being busy. Sometimes in the church we have equated activity with godliness, resulting in full calendars and too often, empty souls. I have been far too guilty at times in my own life of this. Now the opposite is not a good alternative; plenty of people in our land, and [...]

I am 51 years old, with an artificial hip, in fair shape given the circumstances. Today I am in better shape than I have been for over 15 years, thanks to 2 routines of 90 days each: Power90 and P90X. I want to share the love J. Before doing P90X, which is extreme and not [...]

“If you think you’re leading and no one is following you, then you’re only taking a walk.”  Afghan proverb Movements need leaders, bold people who have an idea for change worth following.  But for movements to grow, they need more. They need first followers. They must have early adopters. A lot of people today talk [...]