Evan Lenow’s Letter to President Obama

My friend Evan Lenow teaches ethics and directs the conference center at Southwestern Seminary. On his blog, Evan has published an open letter to President Obama titled “To Mr. Obama, From a Conscientious Objector.” I haven’t been actively blogging or tweeting about the current controversy concerning the president’s healthcare policies...

Scot McKnight Elaborates on the King Jesus Gospel

Scot McKnight’s The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited (Zondervan, 2011) has generated lots of discussion among evangelicals. Simply put, McKnight pushes back on some of the common ways that evangelicals, especially Reformed and gospel-centered types, articulate the good news. The King Jesus Gospel has caused consternation among many...

Favorite Evangelism Books

If you’re interested, I’ve begun an open discussion at Between the Times about favorite evangelism books. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Interview on Baptist Identity and the Future of the SBC

Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down for a interview with Michael McEwen, a staff writer for Southeastern Seminary. We discussed two of my favorite topics: Baptist identity and the future of the SBC. Our conversation was fairly brief, but if you want to know my basic thoughts on these topics, check out this news release. I’m grateful to Michael...

On Francis Schaeffer

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Francis Schaeffer’s birth. In honor of the occasion, the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture at Southeastern Seminary is celebrating 100 Days of Schaeffer. The CFC has asked one hundred different Christian leaders to share how they’ve been influenced by Schaeffer’s ministry. The responses are...