Today marks the end of our 30 day challenge on campus, where a group of students (mostly) and I worked out very hard for 30 days, 3 days a week. And yes, I was late the last day (oops). It has been a gratifying experience. I love working out with students as it forms jut [...]

I have written in various places, most notably in my recent Evangelism Handbook: Biblical, Spiritual, Intentional, Missional (B&H, 2009) how we desperately need a missional shift in the Western Church. This certainly involves big-picture theological, biblical, and philosophical issues. It invloves a healthier focus on the gospel and its place in all aspects of life. [...]

One month from yesterday my mom and dad will celebrate their 60th anniversary, just 3 days after Michelle and I celebrate our 30th.  Yesterday they made the 100 mile drive over from the metropolis of Holly Pond, Alabama, to Rome, Georgia where I spoke to a wonderful, packed audience in chapel at Shorter University.   [...]

On February 3, 1970, a chapel service began like normal at Asbury College, a small Methodist school in eastern Kentucky. The chapel began at 10AM as scheduled, but it did not end at 11. It did not end at noon, or 1, or even 5. It continued for the next eight days, 185 hours, birthing [...]

This past Friday something happened for the first time.  I got to the airport to fly to Baltimore for a retreat with a student ministry led by a former student.   I stuck my credit card in the kiosk to get my boarding pass as I have done hundreds if not thousands of times before. [...]