Today marks the 30th anniversary of the first date with my wife of almost 28 years, Michelle. Thirty years ago she went with me to a concert. Thirty years and a few days ago I asked her to go with me to the concert. I was sure she would say no. I was pretty much a total dweeb, good with a crowd, awful alone with a girl on a date. But she said yes. If she had said No, I … →

The guys and I were on the road to a camp this summer when I tried (feeling my advancing age) an “anti-aging bar.” Hope you enjoy the video more than I did the bar.

On a cold January night in 1986 I walked down a sidewalk in Fort Worth, Texas, with a group of young men who stood at a turning point in all of our lives. We were concluding our final preparation for the entrance exam to pursue the PhD at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. All the guys I had studied with passed. We now serve in various ways from pastor to professor. There is a bond you share, a sort of “band … →

And here is the video I showed just before I spoke today.

I had the great honor of speaking in chapel at SEBTS today. Here is the video.