I struggle with wanting my ministry life to be stable, comfortable, and secure. I long to own a home (we have lived in three church houses now) and paint the walls the colors I would like to paint them. I want to be in a place that my kids say, “I grew up there.” This... Continue Reading

Dr. Michael Kruger, president of the Charlotte campus, said, “There are few professors that have shaped the Charlotte campus like John Oliver. His passion for faithful expository preaching, his love of Christ-centered worship, and his heart for missions has transformed an entire generation of pastors. He will be deeply missed.”   Dear Friends, With deep... Continue Reading

Urgent prayer is needed for Dr. Newt Wilson, our dear friend, and former President of Belhaven. He has had a series of medical complications, that appear will not be solved without a liver and a kidney transplant. Newt is on the list for a transplant, but he’s not been stable enough to move up the... Continue Reading

Let me state the obvious. This should be front page news. When Rush Limbaugh attacked Sandra Fluke, there was non-stop media hysteria. The venerable NBC Nightly News’ Brian Williams intoned, “A firestorm of outrage from women after a crude tirade from Rush Limbaugh,” as he teased a segment on the brouhaha. Yet, accusations of babies... Continue Reading

Robert Ingersol and Curt Freed are the gay couple in question, and they had been customers of Stutzman for over ten years. So the florist wasn’t refusing service to gay people in general. The florist simply didn’t want to participate in a same-sex ceremony. She describes what happened when Ingersol asked for her to provide... Continue Reading

The woman who defined the teenage years of many of us — and we all live a lot of our lives in our teenage years — has gone. As I thought of Hill today, I also thought of the film, The Iron Lady, an elegy to the erosion of power and of life itself that... Continue Reading

Update on the funeral service: The funeral service for Kristen LaGuardia will be Friday, April 12, at 11:30 AM,  at Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church in Fairhope, Ala.  Visitation will be from 10:00-11:30. A reception will follow the service. Kristen LaGuardia, 25, was killed in an car accident late Saturday night, April 6, 2013. Kristen is... Continue Reading

Margaret Thatcher is arguably the most complete British leader of the last 100 years, surpassing even Winston Churchill. Like Churchill, she was tough and successful in foreign policy, taking on and vanquishing totalitarian evil. Churchill warned the world as the Iron Curtain descended across Europe. Decades later, the world celebrated as the Iron Lady helped... Continue Reading

Maybe the education establishment is afraid that Joel Bomgar might try to apply the same innovation to the education system that he has to the technology sector. The company he founded and runs, Bomgar, Inc., is the fastest-growing technology company in Mississippi and is among the fastest-growing in the country.   [Editor’s note: Joel Bomgar... Continue Reading

The Fourth Circuit also ruled that the UNCW officials could be held personally liable if I ultimately won the case. In other words, all defendants were stripped of their qualified immunity. It was a resounding victory for academic freedom. When the case was remanded, the Fourth Circuit asked the district court to determine whether there... Continue Reading