An inauguration is not a coronation. An inauguration is a consecration—a setting apart for the purposes of God. This service is a consecration of our institution, our vision and values, and a consecration of our very lives, with my life intertwined 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 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
December 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
When God Calls: Genesis 12:1-2
Have you ever had a call in the middle of the night, when your teenager is out? When the phone rings, you look at it for a few seconds before you pick it up, don't you? It seems that your heart stops beating in those suspended seconds. When God calls, it Continue Reading
September 14, 2010
Peter’s Recommitment and Ours: A Message to Army Chaplains about Loving Our Vocation
A message given at the opening of the Chief of Chaplains’ Preaching Conference, September 13, 2010 at the US Army Chaplain Center and School, Ft. Jackson, SC John 21.1-22 It is customary to begin a relationship like this by saying, “I am honored to Continue Reading
July 29, 2010
Thinking about the Cedar Falls Bible Conference, Willa Cather and Ha Erets
This summer I’m preaching at the annual Cedar Falls Bible Conference in Cedar Falls, Iowa. They hold it at a campground just like they’ve been doing since the turn of the last century. Some of the same families who were there when these hearty, godly Continue Reading
May 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
Why I am a Pentecost(al) Presbyterian
I read the following story this week: “Erasmus, the famous Renaissance scholar, once told a classic story which was designed to emphasize how important it is that we take up the torch of Christ’s ministry with great commitment. In the story, Jesus Continue Reading
July 25, 2008
When Your Creed Cracks, Your Code Crumbles
The worldwide Anglican Communion is meeting at Lambeth. The controversies over the ordination of a homosexual to bishop in the Episcopal Church US are threatening to fracture that Communion. Meanwhile, the African bishops and other evangelicals around the Continue Reading
