This weekend I have the honor of officiating a wedding for two young adults I love dearly. I have known Joy since her middle school years as we were in the same church. Shaun became a special student as he studied for the MDiv in Evangelism here. They met in a small group I had […]
This past Friday we celebrated graduation at SEBTS. We have grown so much the past few years that the college and seminary must have separate graduations. What a joy to see so many students I taught graduate. I am proud of all of them-undergrad, grad, and especially at the doctoral level. I had three students […]
I have a love-hate relationship with the American Evangelical Church, and particularly in that tradition known as Southern Baptists. I love so much of who we are and what we have been about. I am grateful for my heritage: hearing the gospel as a child, and in my case seeing it on display through the […]
I am going to start giving a little time on Sundays to note what a blessing students are and to highlight some key students with whom I minister. This weekend I had the joy of being with current and former students Justin and Nicole Arbuckle (I taught them both before they were married) and current […]
This week we wrap up the spring semester at Southeastern with finals beginning on Thursday. As I reflect on the past semester I am reminded why I remain optimistic about the future of the SBC. I recognize our students comprise only a percentage of the future leaders in the convention. I also recognize that not […]
Tonight Hannah (my 15 year old) and I ran by the dollar store to pick up coin rolls before a meeting at our missions building. I have a conviction that every Christian parent should take or send their child to another country on a mission trip before they finish high school. So, Hannah and I […]
Writing while riding in a suburban pulling a trailer on a bumpy stretch of interstate in West Virginia does not come easily. But here I am, typing away on my sweet new Mac book on a ten-hour drive with the guys in Finding Madison who travel with me. My son Josh sits in the back […]
