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December 2014

December 22, 2014

My Thoughts on Perry Noble's Ten Convictions

Recently Perry Noble (pastor of an exploding church in South Carolina) wrote a semi-controversial blog...

December 19, 2014

Five for Friday (12.19.14)

Final Five for Friday of the year. Have a great Christmas! Stop Sending Cheery Christmas...

December 18, 2014

What Happens When We Disregard the Margins in Our Lives

Watch this short clip from a recent sermon and be reminded of what happens when...

December 17, 2014

How to Talk to Your Children About Death

My local community is mourning the loss of a young boy named Kobe who was...

December 16, 2014

7 Margins That Have Given Me Rest

God has placed margins (limits, boundaries) all around us. When we respect the margins around...

December 15, 2014

Pawn Shop Evangelism

Yesterday at the end of church services I met a new young couple. Been in...

December 13, 2014

Rest #3 – How to Rest: Trust

Here is the third sermon in our Rest series.

December 12, 2014

Five for Friday (12.12.14)

Have a great Friday. Never stop learning! Dealing with the Santa Claus Dilemma - great...

December 11, 2014

The iPhone Proves (To Me) There is a Creator

The most amazing thing happened to me the other day. I was walking through the...

December 09, 2014

When You Talk to the Man Upstairs, Mention My Name

"Kevin" comes once or twice a month to church. Always nice and affable, a little on the...

December 08, 2014

Why It's Okay to Be Skeptical of Culture

Culture is always convinced that it knows best at the time. This quick walk through...

December 06, 2014

Rest #1 – Getting off the Hamster Wheel

Here is the first sermon in our current series on Rest. Enjoy!

December 05, 2014

Five for Friday (12.5.14)

Sorry this is late in the day! Have a great weekend! What Not to Say...

December 04, 2014

Creating Contagious Communities of Hope

Hope is the most valuable commodity in the world today. If you have hope, you...

December 03, 2014

Creating Contagious Communities

The battlecry of Mt Vernon Church is creating contagious communities of hope. Over the past...

December 02, 2014

Creating Communities

The unifying vision of Mt Vernon Church is creating contagious communities of hope. Yesterday I talked...

December 01, 2014

Creating

The unifying vision of Mt Vernon Church is creating contagious communities of hope. Over the...

November 2014

November 24, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving

Have a great Thanksgiving week! I'm taking the week off from blogging. See you next...

November 21, 2014

Five for Friday (11.21.14)

Have a great weekend everyone. Never stop learning! Here are five links (plus a bonus...

November 20, 2014

Married People #5 – Practice Your Promise

Here is the fifth and final installment of our Married People series. Enjoy!

November 19, 2014

4 Life Lessons from Epaphroditus

Today I'm sharing a Bible study at Noonday at the Baptist Student Union of Mississippi...

November 18, 2014

5 Things I've Learned After 500 Posts

Yesterday's post was my official 500th blog post. That's over two years of writing. I...

November 17, 2014

A Cynical View of Why the World Wants You To Get Divorced

Your wedding day is a beautiful, emotional, magnificent promise of what you want your marriage...

November 14, 2014

Five for Friday (11.14.14)

Have a great weekend! #HailState 7 Truths About Marriage You Won't Hear in Church -...

November 13, 2014

Married People #4 – Love God First

The sermon below is the fourth installment in our Married People series. Enjoy!

November 12, 2014

Who Wouldn't Want to Be Married to This Spouse?

Romantic movies continually portray society's picture of the ideal spouse (namely cute and witty). But...

November 11, 2014

The Best Way to Get Closer to Your Spouse

As Christians we believe that marriage is a covenant between three people: you, your spouse,...

November 10, 2014

3 Things I Tell All Young Parents

Last night at our Parent/Child Dedication Service I had the opportunity to share three words...

November 07, 2014

How Wives Can Show RESPECT To Their Husbands

Yesterday I shared how husbands can show love to their wives. Today is the second...

November 06, 2014

How Husbands Can Show LOVE To Their Wives

Ephesians 5:33 says, "However, each one of you [husband] also must love his wife as...