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At TMC this week we’re enjoying the privilege of hearing capable theologian and church historian Stephen Nichols in chapel as we lead up to Reformation Day. One of the joys of my new position is the undeserved opportunity to spend time with visiting speakers. After chapel on Wednesday, the Student Life Directors enjoyed an informal brunch with […]
October 22, 2009
This is a question I’ve asked myself more and more the older I’ve gotten. It grows more haunting as the years go by, perhaps because each passing year is a big step closer to actually meeting Him. Not that haunted is the only thing I feel when I anticipate meeting Jesus. But you get the point. […]
October 20, 2009
Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! – Psalm 34:8 We prayed through Psalm 34 at a recent prayer meeting. Since then I have wanted to spend some time meditating on verse 8, and have decided to do it publically here. I am making these […]
October 18, 2009
Tom Krattenmaker doesn’t mind if Christianesque sports stars start their postgame interviews with general gratitude to a general god. But he does mind the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob being real, the Bible being true, and Jesus being King. And he does mind that athletes like Tim Tebow talk like it. In his recent […]
October 16, 2009
I was grading several class assignments this afternoon. They included comments on Scripture passages that deal with spiritual gifts. Some were more general, some more specific. Some summarized broad truths found in the texts, and others dug deeper into the nuances. It struck me as I compared the scriptural passages to the summaries provided in […]
October 13, 2009
I spent the last four days mostly horizontal, with a substantial and oscillating fever along with other assorted symptoms. I had plenty of time to think. My wife is a wonderful helper. She served Judah and me without complaint for the last five days. It is humbling to be served so graciously. The Lord’s timing is […]
October 9, 2009
This song has greatly encouraged and refreshed me this week since we sang it in chapel on Monday. Perhaps this (below) is a faint resemblance of what the heavenly assemblies will be like, with every tribe, tongue, people, and nation represented, with lives of holiness that will forever match the heat of our singing, and with Jesus […]
October 7, 2009
H. B. Charles, Jr. serves as Senior Pastor at Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. He spoke in TMC’s chapel on Monday morning to launch us out on our annual Outreach Week, focusing on Psalm 119:97-104. I have realized over the years how blessed I am to gather together regularly with a Christian college […]
October 5, 2009
I have read parts of many books, which is to say that I have failed to finish many books. Three Cups of Tea is not one of them. Greg Mortenson grew up as an American missionary kid in Tanzania, became a poor mountain climber spending his spare time in the Bay Area, failed quite colossally in […]
October 1, 2009
Shortly after Saul was killed on Mount Gilboa, David was made king and immediately began to establish his kingdom (1 Chronicles 11:1-8). The Chronicler then records, “David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him” (11:9). The first immediate evidence given to demonstrate how God blessed and supported David is the mass of trained, committed, fierce, […]
October 30, 2009
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