Jeana and I are so proud of our son, Nick He graduated with his Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. He received this 93-hour Master of Divinity degree from an advanced program on Friday, December 14.

Nick has been tentatively accepted to begin his Doctor of Ministry degree at Liberty Theological Seminary. He will be able to continue his ministry in Dallas, or wherever the Lord may lead him, while he works towards his doctorate.

We praise God for Nick, Meredith and our little Reese Caroline. This degree is rigorous and, as I attended a party for him in which many of his Prestonwood leaders and friends were present, I was amazed at God’s favor upon him in all of those relationships. Nick is only 23, will be 24 on the 28th, but he serves as the Minister of Adults for the Prestonwood North Campus. Yes, we are more than blessed with our sons and their families. God is very, very good to us.

Nick, Meredith, and Reese Caroline will be coming home on the evening of December 23 and staying through the afternoon of January 1st before returning to Dallas. It will be Reese’s first Christmas so we are excited about having them with us. Additionally, we haven’t spent this long of a time with Nick and Meredith since right after they were married.

Nick and I will be Team Preaching on Sunday, December 30th. We will be speaking on “Making Final Preparations for the Greatest Year of Your Life.” We will be doing it at all services on December 30th and preaching it together like a tag team. We are making that a special Sunday for those who will be here as we will hear a couple of testimonies and be led in worship by Kim Noblitt, Josh Stanbery and a unique praise team put together for that day.

Hope to see you on Sunday.