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February 2014

February 26, 2014

How to Have Your Heart Broken in Ministry

My heart is broken the fourth Monday of every month at 1 pm. It's like...

February 24, 2014

The Fight of Your Life

Yesterday at Mt Vernon we finished a series on temptation called "The Fight of Your...

February 21, 2014

How a Handshake Can Change Your Church

This couple isn't supposed to be at our church. One grew up Church of Christ,...

February 17, 2014

For Those of You Limping Into Monday

Can we be honest and say that sometimes we don't look forward to Mondays? Maybe...

February 14, 2014

Valentine's Post to All the Single Ladies Out There (repost)

Being a youth pastor for ten years, I’ve got a lot of “daughters” that I...

February 12, 2014

10 Things You Learn After 50 Years of Ministry

Recently I was watching an old Catalyst talk where Chuck Swindoll shared ten things he's learned...

February 10, 2014

Worship Movement 101

Yesterday at Mt Vernon we had some fun illustrating a hilarious guest post on Stuff...

February 07, 2014

10 Ways Social Media Has Changed Us in Ten Years

It's hard to believe Facebook is ten years old this week. While some of us...

February 05, 2014

36 Things I've Learned in 36 Years of Life

A few days ago I turned 36. While 36 isn't in itself a magic number,...

February 03, 2014

Seattle's Secret Weapon in Winning the Superbowl (The Power of a Chip)

If you watched last night's beatdown handed out by Seattle, then you know that the...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Trusting God Enough to Give

If you've ever given a sick child medication, you know how much they can resist...

January 29, 2014

The 90-Day Tithe Challenge

Several months ago I attended a conference at a great church in South Carolina (NewSpring)...

January 27, 2014

Six Ways to Open Your Eyes to the World Around You

It's a new week. Why not seize the divine opportunities God will place in front...

January 24, 2014

Why Church Should Be Fun

Church should be fun. It really should. Now wait, all you coffee-shop-theologians, before you start...

January 22, 2014

What You're Really Saying When You Forgive

When we're hurt, we get angry. When we're angry, we can get bitter. When we...

January 20, 2014

How to Break the Power of Unforgiveness in Your LIfe

This past Sunday at Mt Vernon Church we talked about taking the next step of...

January 17, 2014

A Simple (Not Easy) Way to Eliminate 85% of Marriage Fights

I'm speaking as a husband, married for eleven years. I'm speaking as a pastor who's...

January 15, 2014

The (Real*) Reason You Don't Bring Friends to Church

Here's a reason that we don't bring friends to church, one that we don't talk...

January 13, 2014

7 Reasons Why We Don't Share Our Faith

Let's be honest: most Christians don't share their faith. We say it's important, we feel...

January 10, 2014

4 Ways that God Speaks to You

Back in high school I went through a Bible study (a few times) called "Experiencing...

January 08, 2014

The Best Resolution You Can Make This Year

Sometimes we think we know something to the point that we ignore the basic instructions....

January 06, 2014

Why the Goal Posts Keep Moving

In life, we keep looking for finish lines, places where we can sit and...

January 03, 2014

God's Double Agent, by Bob Fu

God's Double Agent is a harrowing true life tale that reads more like a James...

January 01, 2014

7 New Year's Resolutions Guaranteed to Maintain Another Year of Spiritual Mediocrity

Everyone makes New Year's resolutions, although many of us don't keep them. These seven resolutions...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

#1: Park Stevens Funeral Message

It's been six months since we lost a friend, a neighbor, a teammate, a brother,...

December 30, 2013

#2: 11 Reasons Marriages Fail

The second most read blog post of 2013 has to do with why marriages fail....

December 27, 2013

#3: 7 Things I Wish I Could Tell Every High Schooler

originally preached to students at my church, apparently these thoughts struck a chord with more...

December 26, 2013

#4: 12 Thoughts on Our Response to the Coming Reality of Gay Marriage (Part 1)

originally posted in April 2013, with more and more states approving gay marriage, this post...

December 24, 2013

#5: 601 Marbles

Technically I'm down to 597 marbles now with Zeke. Make every week count! I have...

December 23, 2013

#6: Why Would a Good God Allow Bad Things to Happen to Good People?

This post was written in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, a tragic event...