Calvinism and the Case for Urgent Evangelism
Should a Calvinist be urgent about evangelism, missions and prayer, and do our actions in these areas really matter? That’s a question posed to…
How Has Christianity Failed You? Responding to a Billboard Campaign
There is an ad appearing on one of our city’s electronic billboard—it provocatively asks: HOW HAS CHRISTIANITY FAILED YOU? It then invites people to…
Is it Time to Write the Eulogy for Seminary Education? It Depends Upon Which Seminaries.
Frederick Schmidt wrote a recent article wondering about the future of seminary education, entitled, Is It Time to Write the Eulogy?: The Future of…
Earthquake/Meltdown in Japan: The Deeper Issues
Danny Iverson IV is one of my presidential interns here at RTS Orlando. He grew up in Japan. His parents are missionaries there. There…
Putting it In Perspective: The Inspiring Message of Nick Vujicic
How often do we complain about things—the minor and major irritants of life? We have too much work to do? Too many assignments? Too…
My Inaugural Address At Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando
February 10, 2011 Given after Chuck Colson’s address, and charges to me and the seminary. John 1.1-18 A seminary inauguration reminds me of a Sunday…
Holy Habits of Highly Effective Families
Families need all the help they can get these days–including our own! There is more evidence telling us that strong families contribute to a…
Lingering Seasonal Thoughts on the Tenth Day of Christmas
By most counts Christmas is over. Even Christian radio has stopped playing Christmas songs. In the marketplace green and red decorations are coming down…
The Greatness of Jesus
It is usually little moments, experiences or phrases in the Christmas season that bring the biggest, most treasured spiritual insights. For me, they might…
Tree Cutting and the Search for the Perfect (Christmas) Tree
Last year this time, we took a trip not far from our home in Colorado up to Vail Pass to hunt for our Christmas…