My discipleship book, By the Way: Getting Serious About Following Jesus releases in two weeks! I was honored to have my friend Derwin Gray write the forward. Derwin is the pastor of Transformation Church in the Charlotte, NC area. He was raised by a grandmother …
Read MoreSome Thoughts on Writing
As most of you know by now, I announced Tuesday (October 2) that I have signed my first publishing contract. I have been working on a discipleship book since summer 2018 and after a number of rejections from other publishers, I received an enthusiastic yes …
Read MoreThis is America: My Thoughts
If you haven’t taken the time to watch the music video to Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” you need to. It isn’t just another music video dreamed up by a marketing team to sell records. This video is an art piece. As with any good …
Read MoreWhy is There a Black Smudge on My Forehead?
It isn’t a smudge. It is ashes in the shape of a cross. Today is Ash Wednesday. Like many of us who were nurtured in a Southern Baptist and/or charismatic nondenominational context, I didn’t grow up with Ash Wednesday or Lent as a part of …
Read MoreThe Last Jedi: Luke Speaks to the Church
I’m a Star Wars fan. I’m a fan because Star Wars has been with me my entire life. I remember watching The Empire Strikes Back in a drive-in with my parents when I was six years-old. I remember standing in line to get tickets for …
Read MoreThe Logic of Jewish Election
At the heart of the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism over the doctrine of election is the understanding of God’s act of predestination. Within Calvinism, God predestines the elect for salvation and and the “reprobate” are elected for damnation. In other words, God chooses some …
Read MoreMy New Book is Here
Releasing a new a book is what I imagine giving birth is like minus the excruciating pain. The idea was conceived pretty quickly and now for “nine months” I have been laboring and struggling to write and edit and rewrite and edit and rewrite and …
Read MoreA Tribute to Barry Reynolds (March 9 1948 – June 20, 2017)
My friend Barry Reynolds died this week. He was my high school English teacher, mentor, and track coach. One of the joys I have experienced in moving back to St. Joe as an adult is reconnecting with people from the past. We met a number …
Read MoreN.T. Wright and the Revolutionary Cross: Week 6
I am blogging my way through N.T. Wright’s book The Day the Revolution Began, creating an outline of the book as a small group study I am leading at our church. This is the last of six blogs in this series. All quotations followed by …
Read MoreN.T. Wright and the Revolutionary Cross: Week 5
I am blogging my way through N.T. Wright’s book The Day the Revolution Began, creating an outline of the book as a small group study I am leading at our church. This is the fifth of six blogs in this series. All quotations followed by …
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