Failing to Protect Christ’s Sheep – my piece in USA Today and interview with Tulsa World

On Sunday, 5/22/2022, Guidepost Solutions released the full report of their independent investigation of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee and audit of the Credentials Committee. Their findings revealed both shameful actions and inaction by SBC leaders at the executive level, as well as at the entity, local church, and personal levels with regard to acts … Continue reading Failing to Protect Christ’s Sheep – my piece in USA Today and interview with Tulsa World

First-World Excess and the story of Jesus feeding the 5000

My family often jokes about our "first-world problems": The ice maker on one of our two refrigerators is jammed, the local fiberoptic internet is unusually slow today, or the kids are lamenting that there's "nothing to eat" in our pantry with dozens of food choices readily available. We American-born Christians certainly understand excess because we … Continue reading First-World Excess and the story of Jesus feeding the 5000

A Combined Reading of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane in all 4 Gospels

Last year I was blessed to visit the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives, just across the Kidron Valley from the temple mount in Jerusalem. As you will see, I took off my shoe and sock so the flesh of my foot could touch the ground where Jesus walked and prayed. Below you … Continue reading A Combined Reading of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane in all 4 Gospels