Last night I met with a dozen of our finest college students at a local coffee shop. These students have a particular interest in art,  representing art via music, poetry, mime, and other forms. I love encouraging artists! I will be meeting with these young people every month or so to encourage them in their [...]

This weekend I enjoyed a sweet time at Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly with a big pile of students from ten North Carolina churches. I love students, but I love those who work with them even more. I have had more than a few conversations this fall with student pastors who find themselves planning for 2013 and [...]

Note: This post is offered in recognition of the end of Hostess and the sweetness they produce, the Twinkie: Back in the day when our children were much younger I developed a habit that I soon jettisoned because, well, it was stupid. Whenever I went on a trip I would bring them back a candy [...]

A few years ago I spoke at the Georgia Baptist Evangelism Conference along with my long time friend J.D. Greear and a man I knew of but had never met: Gabe Lyons. I found Gabe to be a man who really grasped both the gospel that does not change and the world in which we [...]

This week I spoke at a Christian school for their spiritual emphasis week, a wonderful week with many coming to faith in Christ. When I mentioned the first day there that my wife Michelle and I recently celebrated our 31st anniversary, they started clapping. This happens a lot. Many young people today in high school [...]