The world is sleeping in the dark, That the church can’t fight, cause it’s asleep in the light, How can you be so dead, when you’ve been so well fed, Jesus rose from the grave, and you, you can’t even get out of bed, Oh, Jesus rose from the dead, come on, get out of [...]

Jim Elliot (1927-1956) has been quoted, admired, and used of God to spur a generation to greater missionary focus.  He and his four friends died at the hands of the Waodani people in Ecuador in 1956.  The following are only a few of many quotes that have been powerful in my own life. If you [...]

Interested in the 30 day workout challenge at SEBTS, or in doing something similar through your ministry? The following gives an overview of what we will be doing: Fact: Ministers today, particularly those in the SBC, demonstrate a remarkable lack of focus on physical fitness as a part of their sanctification. Yet the Bible speaks [...]

For the past few years a staple at the Reid home has been Monday Night Football parties every fall. Most weeks we have everywhere from 20-30 students, friends, mostly young adults over to ostensibly watch the game but more than that to enjoy fellowship. But not this year. And why not? Have we suddenly decided [...]

Football has had an enduring affect on my life. Maybe it stems from the matching scars I have on both knees from surgical repairs brought about from my gridiron days. No doubt it comes in no small way from my having grown up in Alabama in the heyday of Bear Bryant-led Alabama football. And, my [...]