Jesus the Savior of Expository Preaching

“Preach the Word!” That simple, forceful command from Paul to young Timothy, found in 2 Tim 4:2, frames the act of preaching as one of obedience or disobedience. Obedience to this command requires a correct

Preaching the Gospel: The Word Domesticated

This article originally appeared here. I fear that evangelicals have won the battle for the Bible in the academy, but we have lost our awe of the Bible preached in our pulpits. Our greatest preaching

Does sports fandom help or hurt our walk with Jesus?

When I hear someone say, “War Eagle,” or see someone wearing Auburn sports gear I almost reflexively feel obligated to respond, “Roll Tide!” In fact, it seems like a duty, a moral responsibility even. Years

Trophy kids and the Great Commission

The Youth Association Football program in Keller, Texas, recently made national headlines because of a decision that many onlookers found scandalous. What brought media from major metropolitan cities and national news organizations to investigate the

How Baseball is like the Christian Walk

Baseball means dealing with failure. “There is more Met than Yankee in all of us,” as Roger Angell has poignantly written. Every person who has ever played the game of baseball has been a consistent

An Opening Day Confession

I have an MLB Opening Day confession to make. When I attend a baseball game I feel kind of like I do when I go to church. My children stay home from school on Opening

Why Every Kid Should be a Winner and a Loser

At some point in recent years it became fashionable among Christians to not keep score at children’s sporting events. It is sometimes treated as the proper Christian approach and attitude toward sports. Of course, the

Christ, Tornadoes, and Alabama the Beautiful

As a child I spent countless evenings with my family huddled in the bathroom of our Montgomery, Ala., home listening to the wails of tornado sirens. As the cooler temps of spring began to give