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My wife and I were walking in our neighborhood early this morning. At one point we followed a path through a field where we had spotted a coyote a few days earlier. There is a creek in the area, which I assume attracts wildlife. And there are rabbits in our area—many, many rabbits. I recently […]

My favorite dog breed is the English bulldog. My mom had one named “Duke” when she was a girl. My wife and I had two Boston bulldogs, which share some of the same physical traits as the English version, naming one of ours “Duke” as well. As the Economist notes, the English bulldog’s “squashed face

Father’s Day is in two days. In case my family is still deciding what to get me, I thought I’d help them out by narrowing the field. We’ll begin with gifts I don’t want to receive: I’ll pass on the $3,700 gold-plated Walkman that Sony has released. (My family would be unlikely to give me

Benjamin Franklin observed, “Well done is better than well said.” He added, “Words may show a man’s wit, but actions his meaning.” My father was Exhibit A of Franklin’s wisdom.  Dad fought in World War II, where he experienced such horrific tragedy that he did not attend church again. As a result, I grew up

Leading study tours to Israel is one of the great privileges of my life. I made my first pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1995 and have loved the nation and its people ever since. Being on a boat on the Sea of Galilee where Jesus walked on the water—standing in front of the “gates

Dr. John Haggai was the founder of Haggai International, one of the most effective global leadership ministries in Christian history. He was a brilliant leader, expositor, and writer. He was also a personal mentor to me when I pastored the church he and his wife attended in Atlanta. During one of our lunches, he asked

I learned recently that Bert Dominy had passed away. Dr. Dominy was my systematic theology professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in the fall of 1980. His was the first course I took in my seminary career. In our first class, he made a statement I have not forgotten: every significant doctrine of the Christian