Sleeping in Church and Other Stories

Years ago, when I first started preaching, my mother came to hear me preach. She was notorious in our family for falling asleep in church, so I was proud when she didn’t fall asleep during my sermons. And then one day, it happened. I could see her from the pulpit, and...

Healthcare in a Secular Culture

Our bodies matter Even these broken bodies that fail, for those who are in Christ, bear the glory and presence of the risen Lord. For this reason, it matters what we do with our bodies. Those who represent Jesus as the signs of the presence of the kingdom of God...

Lordship of Jesus [Video]

  We’ll study a few of the Psalms together at Kingsland Baptist Church over the next few weeks. We can’t possibly look at all 150 of them, but I’ll pick one main Psalm to discuss each week, and I’ll reference several others in relation to the week’s main text. I...

An Ascension Day Commencement Address [Video]

  Congratulations to the class of 2013. Here’s a video of my recent commencement address and charge to the graduates of Houston Baptist University. I took the opportunity to deliver some brief thoughts about Ascension Day, which is simultaneously one of the...
On Outsmarting Wolves: Sheep, Serpent, and Dove

On Outsmarting Wolves: Sheep, Serpent, and Dove

Jesus taught in so many different ways. You’re no doubt familiar with his parables — today I’m going to look at a teaching tool you might not recall him using. Jesus sometimes taught using brief verbal vignettes packed with meaning. At first glance these proverbs seem...

What is a Higher Education? [Video]

  We talk a lot at Houston Baptist University about “A Higher Education.” But what does that mean? Well, it means a lot more than you might think. I shared just a few of my thoughts on what it means to receive a “Higher Education” in this video. You...
4 Habits for Learning Contentment

4 Habits for Learning Contentment

Our minds, our hearts, and our inner selves are constantly under attack. These attacks can stem from physical circumstances, from broken relationships, from the troubles of this present evil age, or simply from the worries that we allow to come into us. In one of my...

Rejoice, Give Thanks, Pray [Video]

  There’s nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to fear. After all, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” (Psalm 111:10) But sometimes fear can be overwhelming. It can rob us of faith and trust. Some Biblical passages even refer to faith and fear as...