“Up”- A Great Movie and Pixar’s Best Yet

When my wife and I watched “Up” for the first time last night, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had read some reviews and knew the critical consensus was almost universal in its praise of the movie. Still, I doubted that it could better some of my other favorite Pixar outings like “The Incredibles” [...]

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A Call to Christian Men: Start acting like one

I take joy in being a part of a Christian denomination that holds a high view Scripture and that encourages members to structure their lives in a way that is true to Scripture and God honoring. Baptists are often accused of being closed-minded and backwards because we cling so tightly to Scriptural principles in a [...]

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A Good Idea Gone Awry: Taking the Hill- Evangelism initiative at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Before you read, watch:

Now, tell me what you think of that?
Every year, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary engages in an evangelism initiative to help encourage the seminary family to take the Gospel to the lost. One of the things I most admire about my seminary is how evangelistic it is. Every semester [...]

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Senate Takes Needed Money from Troops to Fund Pet Projects

First things first, you can find the full article from the Washington Times here.
I try to avoid talking politics on here unless it relates to issues of military, morality, or theology. This is one report that definitely needs to be read and it should make any clear headed person furious at some of the outright [...]

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The Joys of Ministry vs. The Struggles of Seminary (and a possible solution)

Seminary has not been an easy or especially fulfilling journey for me. It seems I am not alone in this as I have heard both professors and students talk about how seminary was/is a spiritually trying time. Fortunately, I have found great joy in the last six months through being able to do ministry in [...]

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Higher Education- A Necessity?

We live in a society that puts a great deal of stock in education. This is certainly not a bad thing, but sometimes I wonder if our emphasis on high education does some people a disservice. I read a very interesting article today about the state of higher education and the students attempting to get [...]

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The Current Healthcare Debate and the Failure of the Church

I have avoided posting on this issue because I try to avoid talking politics on this blog. This issue, however, butts up against some convictions I have about the church which makes it fair game on this blog. Unless you live in a cave somewhere, you have undoubtedly heard something of the current debate over [...]

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Early Marriage: Maybe our grandparents were onto something

I haven’t reposted an Al Mohler blog for awhile, but I found this one particularly interesting. My immediate family has a history of getting married young. My parents were 19 and 20 when they got married. My wife and I were 21 and 22 when we got married. My brother and sister-in-law (whose wedding I [...]

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Traditional vs. Personal Wedding Vows

I was laying in bed last night flipping through the ‘Opinion’ section of the Wall Street Journal app on my Ipod Touch when I stumbled upon a very well written and thought out commentary on marriage vows. I think the article is definitely worth spending a few minutes reading over. It will give you some [...]

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Newsweek Critical of Overly Evangelical Chaplains

Wow. I could not believe the incredibly broad strokes that Kathryn Joyce, author of Newsweek article “Christian Soldiers,” used to paint evangelicals in the military chaplaincy. Let’s examine some of the issues that jumped out at me.
-Please note that my comments in this article are based on the Army Chaplaincy, I cannot speak for differences [...]

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