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December 2017

December 19, 2017

5 Reasons Why Christmas Doesn’t Make Any Sense

Don't walk past the beauty and the divine mystery of Christmas this season! Don't let...

December 14, 2017

The Art of the Switch: One Tool That Can Revolutionize Your Preaching

This communication tool utilized by Jesus has the ability to revolutionize your preaching, if you're...

December 06, 2017

Pharaoh’s Dream and My Prophecy About American Christianity Seven Years From Now

What does an ancient dream interpretation from the book of Genesis have to do with...

November 2017

November 13, 2017

6 Unique Ways to Spend Time With God This Week

If you think you can only spend time with God through Bible study and prayer,...

November 09, 2017

A Universal Truth All Preachers Can Learn from Thor Ragnarok

Besides being one of the biggest releases in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor Ragnarok has...

November 06, 2017

Why Didn’t God Protect the People at First Baptist Sutherland Springs?

Why didn't God protect the people of FBC Sutherland Springs? Does this mean that God...

October 2017

October 30, 2017

5 Things Preachers Can Learn From Stranger Things (Netflix)

More Americans probably watched Stranger Things this weekend than went to church. What can preachers...

October 25, 2017

The Fatal Mistake Your Preacher May Be Making in His Sermon This Sunday

If you endure rather than anticipate your preacher's sermons each week, it may be because...

October 23, 2017

4 Myths About the Non-Believers Coming to Your Church

Non-believers are coming to your church every week. Do you see them? Don't buy into...

October 20, 2017

If You Want to Be Close to God, Stop Slapping His Kids in the Face

I've got this thing with my kids. For some strange reason, I feel super protective...

October 10, 2017

The Surprising Way Jesus Might Respond to Today’s National Anthem Controversy

Where would Jesus jump in on the national anthem controversy raging through our culture right...

October 02, 2017

Don’t Stereotype the Senior Adults In Your Church (Two Surprising Things I Heard)

When you start having conversations with the senior adults about what they value and love...

September 2017

September 26, 2017

Hi, I’m Josh, and I’m Confused About the Holy Spirit

An honest mid-life assessment of what it's like to be a recovering Baptist, especially when...

September 21, 2017

Jesus and the Kegger

If we walked up on Jesus today hanging out with an unsavory crowd, would we...

September 14, 2017

A Dangerously Biblical Way to Look at Those on the Other Side

If you are ready for something different besides self-justified judgment and condemnation, try this biblical...

September 11, 2017

When Did ‘Gospel’ Become Southern Baptist Code for ‘Holy Spirit’?

Southern Baptists have picked "gospel" as its latest buzzword, but using it out of context...

September 07, 2017

Do You Have to Be Heterosexual to Be a Christian?

Are we really comfortable declaring certain people as incapable of being Christians by adding requirements...

September 05, 2017

Fatal Flaws in the Nashville Statement on Sexuality and Gender

The Nashville Statement on sexuality and gender has drawn a line in the sand for...

August 2017

August 28, 2017

A Fundamentally Different Way to Look at Guests in Your Church

If you automatically think guests would come back every week if you could only get...

August 25, 2017

If the Aim of Your Preaching Is to Teach the Bible, You’re Selling Your People Short

What's wrong with preachers preaching and teaching the Bible? Nothing, as long as they don't...

August 22, 2017

The 10 Commandments for Today’s First Pharisee Church

You have to work hard to be the kind of judgmental, hypocritical church that gives...

August 18, 2017

The Epidemic Destroying Marriages in Your Church and How You Can Fight Back

Whether you realize it or not, the porn epidemic is destroying marriages throughout your church....

August 14, 2017

The Surprisingly Simple Thing Guests Look For in Your Church and How You Can Create It

I talked to two first-time guests at church on Sunday and they both told me...

August 11, 2017

4 Things Every Lost Person Wants (And How Your Church Can Provide Them)

If lost people aren't coming to your church it's not that they're not curious about...

August 07, 2017

Lost People Aren’t Concerned With Helping Your Church Grow

When we truly realize that the lost have no desire to help our church grow,...

August 03, 2017

If This is Your Excuse Why Your Church Isn’t Growing, Please Stop Using It

If you've ever used the phrase, "God never called us to be successful, he called...

June 2017

June 26, 2017

Three Problems in the Church That Should Never Ever Be Solved

There's a difference between problems to solve and tensions to manage. If you try and...

June 22, 2017

10 Toxic Traditions That Are Killing the Church

There are traditions near and dear to the heart of every church that can become...

June 20, 2017

The Sad Reality of the Southern Baptist Convention and the Alt-Right Condemnation

In honor of Jesus' long-standing tradition of not making political statements, America's largest Protestant denomination...

June 19, 2017

Evangelicals Have Been Getting Evangelism All Wrong, Seriously

Evangelicals love their Bibles, so why is it that we've been ignoring what Paul wrote...