My Brother’s Keeper

My Brother’s Keeper

After Cain killed Abel in the book of Genesis, the Lord asked the surviving brother for the whereabouts of his missing sibling. “I do not know,” Cain replied. He added a question: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Genesis 4:9) The question appears to hang in the air, as...
Fall Giving Campaign: Still Among Us

Fall Giving Campaign: Still Among Us

In the Gospel of John, the evangelist writes, “And the Word became flesh and lived among us” (1:14a). A careful reading of the text points to God’s living word taking human flesh in the person of Jesus from Nazareth. Jesus’ life and teachings demonstrate the full...
Running Through the New South

Running Through the New South

Something new is rising in the South. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina recently invited me to the Palmetto State to speak at various events. In a whirlwind tour, Missy and I ran from Columbia to Greenville to Clemson to Charleston talking to good...