Folks who know me are aware of my love for animals. We have three cats, two dogs, and a snake at my house. I have a boa in my office, and at the moment an 11 foot burmese python. The big boy (he could kill you) belongs to my friend Dan Breeding, who has one of the coolest and most unique ministries anywhere. Dan has given his life to using God’s creation, particularly animals, for the Great Commission. Whether a … →

The first annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention I attended was 1985 in Dallas. You know, the one with 45k in attendance, where the bathroom lines had more congestion than Manhattan at rush hour. Like this year, the meeting was near one of our seminaries, this time the one I attended. So, Michelle and I drove over Monday morning to the Pastor’s Conference, taking with us a young believer who was as thrilled to be there as we were. … →