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August 2013

August 26, 2013

Why Cool Isn't an Answer to Church

Last month Rachel Held Evans wrote an opinion piece to CNN entitled "Why Millenials are...

August 14, 2013

The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good, by Peter Greer

Piercing and convicting, this book is a must read for anyone who's been in church...

August 09, 2013

Front Porch Gospel

The front porch is disappearing from American life. A hundred years ago, nearly every home...

August 05, 2013

A Lesson from the Moonies

In the 1960s, sociology professor and expert Rodney Stark went to watch the spread of...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

Please Pray for Colonial Hills Baptist Church

Over the weekend, a horrific bus accident killed three adults and an unborn child. The...

July 12, 2013

Mission Creep

Back in 1992, the US responded to the worsening famine in Somalia by sending in...

July 03, 2013

The Savior Generals, by Victor Davis Hanson

The Savior Generals is an incredible perspective of a unique set of generals: five men...

June 2013

June 13, 2013

10 Practical Ways to See Southern Baptists Flourish Again (part 2)

In honor of the recently held Southern Baptist Convention, yesterday I began to share ten...

June 12, 2013

10 Practical Ways to See Southern Baptists Flourish Again (Part 1)

As I write this post the Southern Baptist Convention is having its annual meeting in...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

The Other Guy: A New Series on the Holy Spirit

This very well may be the most important sermon series I've preached since coming to...

May 20, 2013

Committee on Committee on Committees

Growing up Baptist, I was entranced by the abundance of committees that seemed to cover...

May 15, 2013

Missional Renaissance, by Reggie McNeal

If you're looking for a solid left hook to the solar plexus, read Missional Renaissance by...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

Why Your Church is Like Rotten Tomatoes

One of my favorite apps on my phone is Flixster, which lets me view upcoming...

April 22, 2013

7 Reasons Why I Love Joy Prom

Think of the happiest, funnest, most memorable prom that you can remember. Multiply that by...

April 03, 2013

When You Introduce Yourself to a New Couple the Second Time

It happened to me (again) this past Sunday. That awkward moment when you introduce yourself...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

The Great Evangelical Recession, by John S. Dickerson

If you've been in church for awhile, you can sense it: the evangelical church is...

March 18, 2013

When Your Church Experience is Like the Restaurant You'll Never Go Back To

You have a list. It's a mental list of all the restaurants (many of them...

March 15, 2013

Six Traditions That Are Killing the Church (Part 3)

You may want to put on steel-tipped shoes before you continue reading. In part 1 and...

March 13, 2013

Six Traditions That Are Killing the Church (Part 2)

Last post I started a three part series on Six (Modern-Day) Traditions That Are Killing...

March 11, 2013

Six Traditions That Are Killing the Church (Part 1)

In Matthew 15, Jesus collides head on with the traditions of the elders. Jesus was...

February 2013

February 25, 2013

7 Things I Learned From The Unleash Your Leadership Conference

This past week I had the privilege of traveling to Anderson, South Carolina for the...

February 18, 2013

Waiting Six Years to Be Invited to Church

Yesterday at Mt Vernon Church I met a nice young family with a precious daughter....

January 2013

January 17, 2013

My Awkward Church Visit (Guest Post)

Today's guest post is by Brandon Yopp, Student Pastor at Mt Vernon Church. You can...

January 09, 2013

Finding Out That Someone Who Goes To Your Church Just Got Out of Prison

It's always a bit disconcerting at first. Especially if they don't give off the I-just-out-of-prison...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

Why I'm an Unashamed Facebook Stalker

At a recent church function, a new church family came up and gave me a...

December 18, 2012

Why I’m an Unashamed Facebook Stalker

At a recent church function, a new church family came up and gave me a...

December 05, 2012

How to Overcome Your Fear of Giving

BIG Idea: Overcome the fear of giving by faith in giving. For the past several...

December 04, 2012

The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business, by Patrick Lencioni

If you lead part or all of any organization, then you need to read The...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

How to Break Your Addiction to Stuff

BIG Idea: Giving is the only antidote to greed. The behemoth of Black Friday...

November 16, 2012

Five for Friday

Have a great weekend! Fact Checking the Pastor - I'm sure you never have to...