Sean Lucas

When I was a little bit younger, I used to have the habit of talking to myself. Out loud. In public.  I was never really loud. But I would often…

Thankfully, last night the NFL draft finally got underway. Since my team, the Indianapolis Colts, had the first pick–due to their awful season which itself was the result of Peyton…

I just finished writing my Sunday sermon on 1 Samuel 18. A few weeks ago, I began working through the life of David, beginning in 1 Samuel 16 and extending…

Reading Carl’s post on “Oxgoads no more” prompted me to share what I have done over the past three years here at FPC Hattiesburg during the Christmas season. I confess…

For those who are going to be in San Francisco next week for the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, you will not want to miss the exciting panel…

…on where this whole story of redemption is going. From Jonathan Edwards’ sermon, “Charity and Its Fruits,” as quoted in God’s Grand Design: Every saint there [in heaven] is a…

[For our weekly newsletter, the past two weeks I have shared with my congregation lessons that I learned from hiking Half Dome in Yosemite at the end of August. I…

I had actually thought about writing a further contribution to this entire conversation on sanctification and the Gospel prior to reading Bill Evans’ thoughtful surrejoinder. I decided to plunge ahead…

I am so thankful that my friend Bill Evans has waded into the important historical and theological conversation on sanctification. There is so much good and right with his piece…

A couple of days ago, I began a series of reflections on lessons that I have been learning as I’ve worked on the history of First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi,…