I graduated from Texas A&M in 1979 and enjoy returning to the campus whenever I can. At a university that takes its traditions seriously I am always fascinated by the changes. One “new” (to me) tradition is an on campus student Bible study called Breakaway. It began as a small group Bible…
Andrew Fuller Andrew Fuller is (1754-1815) one of my Baptist heroes. His personal life, theological convictions and missionary zeal have challenged and instructed me since I first learned about him over 30 years ago. Recently, my friend, Michael Haykin, Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality and Director of…
From Kairos Journal (an excellent online resource): Pastor Pierre-Charles Toureille risked his life during World War II to keep Jews out of Nazi death camps.(1) At the beginning of the war, before many people could fathom Hitler’s true intentions, he served under the Protestant Federation of France (FPF) as…
You must read Timmy Brister’s post about an encounter he had this week during his graveyard shift at UPS in Louisville. Determining how to honor one’s employer by giving a full day’s work for a full day’s pay while not overlooking opportunities to speak of and for Christ can…
Baptist Press reports the gathering of 15 “prominent” evangelists in Jackson. The meeting was initiated by Jerrry Drace to discuss issues that they judge vital to their ministries. Unfortunately but not unexpectedly, the growing recovery of our denomination’s doctrinal heritage is one of their great concerns. The other is…
Tom Brady, the 3-time Super Bowl champion quarterback of the New England Patriots was featured the week in a 60 Minutes interview with Steve Kroft on CBS. Brady is already a sports legend in one of the citadels of professional sports in America, Boston. His current team is 15-0…
In what is being hailed as a “landmark” study, MTV and the Associate Press are reporting that both family and faith have a significant impact on the happiness of 13-24 year olds. The two entities collaborated on a 7 month, in-depth study of how sex, money, race, faith, family…