When I was in India teaching I met with many strange and exotic things. It is said that India assaults all of your senses at once. This was, in a way, true for me. Yet in the company of God’s people, as my family and I went to great, expansive Continue Reading
January 23, 2011
What is a Seminary President?
One retired, well-respected seminary president once told me, soon after I was called to be president of RTS Charlotte, “Mike, here are my two words to you about being a seminary president: first, stay humble. Second, you know all of those great, grand Continue Reading
January 1, 2011
Reaching Up! A Sermon for the New Year
It is interesting to look back. Here is my sermon from last year for the New Year. It has some chronologically specific items in it. Yet I trust that it contains the timeless truths of Scripture which will again speak to us today. I am convalescing with Continue Reading
December 24, 2010
A Hymn about Joseph for Christmas: “O How Tender Was the Man”
O HOW TENDER WAS THE MAN Words by Michael A. Milton, 1999; Tune: REDHEAD/Richard Redhead, 1853 “Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord Commanded him and took to him his wife, and did not know her till she Had brought forth Continue Reading
December 15, 2010
A Christmas Letter to Friends of RTS
The following Christmas letter was sent to friends of RTS, and it is offered here with every prayer that you would know the blessing of the presence and power of Jesus Christ at this and every season of life: "Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my Continue Reading
November 4, 2010
Now What? Some thoughts after the Election on Lessons and Expectations
On the other side of the election, what can we learn? What can we expect? For the believer, our lessons and our expectations are grounded in the Word of the Lord. Our hope for our nation is grounded not in electoral victories, but in "victory in Jesus" Continue Reading
August 24, 2010
The Blessings of Being in Seminary
The following message was delivered at New Student Orientation, on August 23, at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NC Seminary: A Ministry of Preparation Recently I participated in the ordination of a young man to the Gospel ministry, to pastor a Continue Reading
May 6, 2010
Bible Women: Some Thoughts for Mother’s Day
When I was in India teaching I encountered many strange and exotic things. It is said that India assaults all of your senses at once. This was, in a way, true for me. Yet in the company of God’s people, as my family and I went to great, expansive Continue Reading
