Once upon a time (@ 1959) in a land called America there lived a group of people who banded together with a common faith, a common culture, and in so many ways, a common aesthetic. This group proved to be a growing population in numbers and in influence in the land of the free and the home of the brave. If you know much about them and their time you will recognize them. Here are a few shared features from … →

I love speaking to and hanging out with young people.  As a college professor I made it a point to sit around the student center a couple hours a week just to enjoy time with excited, vivacious students.  I also love teenagers; in fact, I just returned from a wonderful weekend in Florida where I got to hang out with my family, a great group of college students from FSU, and a wonderful pile of youth.  Not too many middle … →

A LEGACY OF FAITH: JONATHAN AND SARAH EDWARDS (Repost on the anniversary of Edwards’ death) One of my favorite people in history, Jonathan Edwards, witnessed what he deemed a “surprising work of God” which historians call the First Great Awakening. Best known arguably for his famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” a sermon used of God to bring a mighty awakening at Enfield, Connecticut in 1741, it does not represent adequately this Puritan’s preaching or his … →

Al Mohler is in grave condition in ICU as I post this. Please pray for him. Dr. Mohler and I were in college together but truly became friends through the conservative resurgence when he served as editor of the Christian Index. He has shown great leadership at SBTS amidst great difficulty in his early years and as a fine spokesman for the SBC in recent years. In a climate where too many today seem more interested in throwing dirt on … →