Last night I attended the J.J. Millican Ethics Symposium at my alma mater, Oklahoma Christian University. This year's speaker was Hannibal B. Johnson, who is an accomplished lawyer, writer, leader, and speaker. He is also widely recognized as the premiere expert on the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, and this was the topic of his … Continue reading Massacre!
Tag: Oklahoma Christian University
Moving Forward
This past weekend at Alameda Church of Christ was our annual Ray Evans Seminar with guest speaker Dr. Charles Rix, who is the Dean of the College of Biblical Studies at Oklahoma Christian University. The theme was "The Old Testament Roots of Our Faith," and as Dr. Rix connected the dots between the Old and … Continue reading Moving Forward
A Great Testimony for Christ
A few months ago author, professor, and Christian apologist Lee Strobel spoke at my alma mater, Oklahoma Christian University. While on campus, he did an interview with OC president Dr. John DeStiguer. Lee has a great story to tell, so I encourage you to watch this conversation... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lOPOQ-GHTw
An Inside Look at Preaching
Tomorrow I will be a guest speaker in a homiletics class at Oklahoma Christian University. The professor emailed some questions he would like for me to address, and I thought I would write out my answers here on my blog as a way of helping me prepare for the class with the bonus of also … Continue reading An Inside Look at Preaching
Get Movin’ Monday
Here's a video from my alma mater, Oklahoma Christian University, that will get you movin' this Monday... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DozJUQTEgA
Doing Your Part
Last Monday I had the great honor of co-teaching a class at Oklahoma Christian University's annual Bible Lectures with Dr. Nathan Mellor of Strata Leadership, LLC. Our topic was "How to Create a Healthy Church Culture," and it was such a joy to facilitate a discussion among church leaders about this important subject. The Bible … Continue reading Doing Your Part
Engaging Faith in a Post-Truth Culture
In a few weeks I will be attending the OC Bible Lectures. I will also be facilitating a conversation with Dr. Nathan Mellor and other church leaders on creating a healthy church culture. I invite you to come join us on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University October 1-3 for a time of reflection, conversation, … Continue reading Engaging Faith in a Post-Truth Culture
The Man in the Wheelchair
This past Wednesday I had the great privilege of speaking at the Southern Oaks Church of Christ in Chickasha, OK as part of their annual summer sermon series. I talked to them about the idea of being over doing, and how we so often focus on doing things for Jesus that we sometimes forget to … Continue reading The Man in the Wheelchair
The Bible – We Want Everyone to Get It
One of the most formative experiences of my life was having the opportunity to study and travel in Europe for an entire semester while in college through a studies-abroad program at Oklahoma Christian University. Our "home base" during that time was Vienna, Austria, and that's where I became acquainted with Eastern European Mission (EEM). EEM … Continue reading The Bible – We Want Everyone to Get It
The Issue Beneath the Issue
On Monday my alma mater, Oklahoma Christian University, hosted author and speaker Jen Hatmaker for an event on campus. Several months ago, the evangelical Hatmaker made news when she described homosexual relationships as "holy" in an interview, then doubled-down on that remark by revealing how her and her pastor-husband came to that conclusion. Her … Continue reading The Issue Beneath the Issue
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