Artist at work no more

Greg Maddux was the greatest pitcher I ever witnessed in person — so I watched him pitch as often as possible. While Maddux and I were both working in Atlanta in the mid-through-late-’90s, my trips to the ballpark were often planned according to his schedule.My...

A Meditation for Advent

I am recruiting 15-18 young people, students in high school, college, university or seminary who will serve on a Young Preachers Leadership Team. We will gather for a retreat in January, convene for a week-long Preaching Camp in June, and host the first Festival of...

Preaching and the Lilly Endowment

I am recruiting 15-18 young people, students in high school, college, university or seminary who will serve on a Young Preachers Leadership Team. We will gather for a retreat in January, convene for a week-long Preaching Camp in June, and host the first Festival of...

Scrolls exhibit winding down

A rare exhibit of fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls continues to attract visitors to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, and with good reason. Visitors may be surprised, however, to learn that the most impressive aspects of the exhibit have...

Worth reading

I haven’t commented previously on recent news about a crooked ex-IMB missionary who was able to steal several hundred thousand dollars from customers of an Alabama insurance company after the Southern Baptist International Mission Board chose a cover-up over...