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October 2013

October 18, 2013

Three Words in Dealing with Negative Media Influences

Negative media influences ranks as one of the top ten issues that Christian families deal...

October 16, 2013

How Do You Respond to Our Anti-Christian Culture?

I don't have to spend that much time trying to make the case that we...

October 11, 2013

How to Keep Your Kids From Becoming 'Punk' Kids

We all know those kids: the 'punk' kids. The ones who throw a tantrum in...

October 09, 2013

A New Way to Look at Discipline

This week in my sermon series "Picture Perfect Family," we looked at the thorny issue...

October 04, 2013

Finding the Balance Between Work and Family

If I asked you how much you value your family, you would answer me in...

October 02, 2013

The One Command God Doesn't Want You to Forget

The Old Testament tells the story of a nation of slaves that God took and...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Is Your Family Too Busy?

One bag for soccer, one bag for baseball. Another bag for swimming, then there's karate...

September 23, 2013

Top 10 Issues Christian Families Struggle With

Several years ago LifeWay Research conducted an online research project to determine the top issues...

September 20, 2013

Picture Perfect Family

This Sunday at Mt Vernon we're starting a brand new series, "Picture Perfect Family." We're looking...

August 2013

August 12, 2013

The Beauty of Marriage (A Wedding Sermon)

A few days ago I had the privilege of marrying Stephen and Mandi here in...

August 07, 2013

Why Marriage Isn't About Happiness

My small group at church is going through Sacred Marriage, by Gary Thomas. In it...

June 2013

June 07, 2013

11 Reasons Why Marriage is Worth It

A few days ago my local newspaper listed the names of those getting married and...

June 05, 2013

11 Ways to Make Your Marriage Awesome

On Monday I started a series of posts on marriage in honor of my eleven...

June 03, 2013

11 Reasons Why Marriages Fail

It's marriage week here at MTVPastor. A few days ago my gorgeous wife Robin and...

April 2013

April 15, 2013

The Most Dangerous Thing to Give a Teenage Boy

If you're a parent with a son still living at home, then you need to...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

The Biggest Lie Women Tell Themselves

Earlier this week I ran into this lie again, one that too many women have...

January 2013

January 18, 2013

Why You Shouldn't Raise 'Good' Kids (How to Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 4)

If your goal in parenting is to raise 'good' kids, then your bar is way...

January 18, 2013

Why You Shouldn’t Raise ‘Good’ Kids (How to Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 4)

If your goal in parenting is to raise 'good' kids, then your bar is way...

January 16, 2013

How to Make Sure Your Kid Doesn't Turn Out to Be a Punk (How to Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 3)

You never want to have THAT teenager. You know, the one with the attitude, the...

January 16, 2013

How to Make Sure Your Kid Doesn’t Turn Out to Be a Punk (How to Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 3)

You never want to have THAT teenager. You know, the one with the attitude, the...

January 15, 2013

How to Kill Your Child's Spirit (How to Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 2)

Here's how you can easily kill your child's spirit, their sense of adventure. It's real...

January 15, 2013

How to Kill Your Child’s Spirit (How to Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 2)

Here's how you can easily kill your child's spirit, their sense of adventure. It's real...

January 14, 2013

How To Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 1

Over the years I've had the privilege of working with hundreds of youth as...

January 07, 2013

The Prayer Every Parent Should Pray

In the book of Nehemiah, we see an incredible story of a man determined to...

December 2012

December 10, 2012

To All the Single Ladies Out There

Being a youth pastor for ten years, I've got a lot of "daughters" that I...

December 03, 2012

7 Awesome Things to Pray for Your Spouse

Hopefully all of us pray for our spouse. Too often though, they're prayers that don't...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

What Marriage Looks Like When You Don't Give Up

Do you want to see a beautiful picture of what a marriage looks like when...

November 26, 2012

What Marriage Looks Like When You Don’t Give Up

Do you want to see a beautiful picture of what a marriage looks like when...

November 12, 2012

Marriage Is a College Road Trip

I think marriage is like a college road trip. Don't ask me, ask my friend....

November 05, 2012

Seven Ways to Fight Biblically With Your Spouse

Last week in our marriage series, I shared seven ways to fight with your spouse,...