In the eighteenth century God shook the American colonies in a revival movement known by historians as the First Great Awakening.   In his treatise entitled Some Thoughts Concerning the Present Revival of Religion in New England, written to describe and defend the movement,  Edwards observed the role of youth in this revival, while indicting older [...]

Spiritual markers. We all have them. Some come in a moment, bringing rapid spiritual change. Some come over a season. My parents came to visit us this week, a remarkable feat in itself given that we did not think my dad would be with us by now, let alone be able to travel. They brought [...]

Binkley Chapel on the campus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth for a wedding ceremony. This afternoon I will have the rare honor of officiating a wedding in Binkley. Two of our students –Michael and Christina–who mean a great deal to me are entering into [...]

“Said California is the place you ought to be, So they loaded up their truck and they moved to Beverly… Hills, that is.” I remember that song from the hit show The Beverly Hillbillies from my childhood, a rags to riches comedy about county bumpkins who struck oil and moved to the opulence of Beverly [...]

Over the past few days I took a little time to reflect. The past six or seven weeks have been a pretty intense season of ministry, and the past six months have brought a lot of change. We will all have seasons like this, so it was time for a sabbath. Friday and Saturday in [...]