The Reverend Robert E. Baxter is the most noble man of God that I have ever known in my life. He is, now into eight decades of living, a very active preacher and pastor and encourager of the saints. He is the Associate Minister, First Presbyterian Continue Reading
July 25, 2012
Deadly Division and Divine Deliverance: How to Overcome the Greatest Obstacle in Global Theological Mission in the Church Today (1 Corinthians 3:1-9)
The following was delivered to the Lausanne Consultation on Global Theological Education at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. I felt literally divided. There was a Mike Milton before Lausanne in Cape Town, South Africa and there was a Mike Milton Continue Reading
July 15, 2012
Now and Forever: The Inseparable Love of God in Christ in Romans 8:35-39
What are the most transformative words in the world for believers? My friend, John Guest, says that the most powerful words in the world are, "God loves you."[1] I don't disagree. Yet, for many believers who are passing through the storms of life, the Continue Reading
March 18, 2012
Letter to a New Pastor in the Springtime
In the springtime when the golden, Welsh daffodils gather in glorious brigades—brave, young, mythical sentinels appearing out of the fertile earth, guarding a new countryside painted with a Creator's palette of happy color—and spring lambs are born; Continue Reading
February 10, 2012
You Are the Living Legacy of Those who have Gone Before: Another Motivation to Go the Distance in Ministry
Dearest Students in the Gospel Ministry: I want to write you as this new semester begins and tell you a story about myself and then ask something of you. But first let me give you a Scripture to start your studies with: “But as for you, continue in Continue Reading
January 31, 2012
RTS Welcomes The Reverend Reddit Andrews as Our New Professor
I have been so thrilled about our new faculty appointment at RTS/Jackson. I thank the Lord for raising up such a godly shepherd who is committed to the inerrancy of Scripture, the priority of expository preaching out of strong confessional commitment to Continue Reading
January 22, 2012
“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier…Pastor:” How Two Cold War Foes Became Pastoral Friends
The picture would have been impossible to imagine for the two men before. When I was granted a Top Secret clearance under the Naval Security Group, part of the National Security Agency, it would have been (spiritually as well as practically) delusional Continue Reading
January 13, 2012
Appointment of Dr. Ligon Duncan to Chair of Systematic and Historical Theology at RTS Furthers Gospel Vision
Our vision for seminary is to increasingly become an incubator for pastor-scholars who will take the truth of God' Word, the passion for God's world, and the commitment to God's grace to human beings and their culture—in Continue Reading
