It was Colby’s, my husband, birthday this past Saturday. As the butcher paper card stamped with a bold “38” listing 38 reasons why we love this man hung a bit crooked on our living room wall, we celebrated a day of being...

Hoop Dreams When I was a kid, I was obsessed with basketball.  It was all I talked about.  I didn’t just talk about it, though.  I did it!  I played every day after school, every weekend and every spare moment...

Growing Anxious A few weeks ago, a student from my on-campus Bible study expressed an interest in studying the book of James together in our group.  I agreed, forgetting for a moment one simple, long-standing opinion I have about the...

  I few weeks ago my blog entitled Stop Praying For Me generated quite a buzz that I hope led to meaninful conversations on the important subject of how to pray for the disabled.  This week I’d like to give some...

One of the most intriguing aspects of working in college ministry is listening to Christian students talk about why they chose the church they attend.  If you think about it, for college students this may be the first time in...

Among all the sermons, books and blogs in the world, it seems everyone wants to talk about what appears to be concrete, the “musts,” “shoulds,” and “should nots.” But I have learned over nearly a decade of leadership and ministry...

I am in my fourth year here at Missouri State as the director of the Baptist Student Union. Each year, I have had to monotonously fill out state reports that would require me to list the number of salvations or...

It is my earnest wish that this blog post will be short. Every blog post that I’ve written, whether for this series or for The Gospel Rants, has contained the word ‘short’ or the phrase ‘won’t take much time’ in...

Introduction to the Selfie For those of you unfamiliar with the concept of a “selfie,” you clearly don’t hang out with many teenage girls. A seflie is a picture you take of yourself on your phone and then text to...

“Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of...