I am your typical SUV-driving, three-bedroom 2-1/2 bath-dwelling, college-educated, student-loan-paying, 20-minute-$4-a-gallon-commuting, cholesterol-watching, PDA-addicted, married, suburbanite, American middle-aged male. Oh, yes--throw pastor and former homosexual into that pile as well. But let’s come back to that.

In the midst of all of this, the role of mentor also takes a slice of my calendar. We are facing a generation that is in need of great guidance if they are to fulfill the destiny that God has for them. If we do not step up to disciple a younger generation, then others are all too eager to take on the task... Read More

Confessions of an Evangelical Public Schoolteacher

Last year, I had the privilege of serving as a public educator in an elementary school. I was assigned to Team Estrogen. Most elementary schools have some kind of theme for the year. At our school last year the theme was “Hormones” and each team or grade level was assigned one.* For whatever reason, “Testosterone” was excluded.

Team Estrogen comprised four teachers, three of whom were women. Now, 81 percent of the faculty at this north Georgia public school are Southern Baptists. Out of 100 faculty, staff, administration and... Read More