One Life. One Mission.

I have one life with one mission: the Great Commission. This last year has been challenging on many fronts. We continue to face the challenges that COVID has brought. In […]

Reboot (Restart to Install Updates)

The first time I recall hearing the term “reboot” – applied to something other than computers – was in the mid-2000s. Movie reboots became a thing, particularly with superheroes and […]

Two for the Price of One

I like a bargain. Doesn’t everybody? Pretty soon, college campuses across our state might be getting more than they bargained for to start the fall semester. Most colleges are days […]

Partners in Ministry

I could not do ministry at Jacksonville State University without the partnership of area churches. Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM) exists as a ministry from churches, first by their giving through […]

The Danger of Complacency

My parents warned me about college: “It’s not like high school, and it’s certainly not like youth group. It’s the real world. Not everyone is your friend.” I understand and […]

Looking Up

As a campus minister, I have been asked many times, “What do you do in the summer?” There are those who think I take the summer off since students are […]

Live Sent

What does it look like for a student to “live sent?” After all, we’re asking students right now to sign up for a summer discipleship and missions emphasis with that […]