The COVID-19 Virus and Come-to-Jesus Meeting

The COVID-19 Virus and Come-to-Jesus Meeting

When I was younger, my parents would often say to me, “Mitch, it’s time for a come-to-Jesus meeting.” When they conveyed that sentiment, they communicated a reality that we needed to be honest about the issue of that particular moment. When it comes to the novel...
Are You Prepared to Give Up All Hope for Lent?

Are You Prepared to Give Up All Hope for Lent?

“Boys,” I asked my two sons a few years ago, “what are you giving up for Lent?” My youngest son quickly pounced. “Broccoli, I’m giving up broccoli for Lent.” He beamed, knowing he had just beaten the system of vegetable requirements at dinner. His older brother, who...
Is Something in the Texas Wind?

Is Something in the Texas Wind?

The tactics of conservative fundamentalists were unfamiliar to me in 1994 as a first-year graduate student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. By the end of my first year, I was no longer unfamiliar. In the spring of that year, seminary...