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August 2014

August 21, 2014

12 Small Things You Can Do to Create New Ruts

Last night at The Conversation (our mid-week adult Bible study) we talked about how to...

August 20, 2014

Don't Let Your Negative Labels Define You

In this short clip, I talk about keeping the negative labels you carry from defining...

August 18, 2014

What Was Your High School Label?

If you look in your high school yearbook, you'll discover that it's divided by labels....

August 12, 2014

R.I.P. – Robin Williams

We all lost someone yesterday, a comedic genius that captured the hearts of generations. Appearing...

August 08, 2014

Five for Friday (8.8.14)

Here are a few articles to keep you learning through the weekend: 8...

August 07, 2014

What All My Favorite Movies Have in Common

I am a movie fanatic. If there's a great story playing on the big screen...

August 06, 2014

Look Around, They're You're Best Shot

Here's something scary you can do the next time you're at church: look around. Take...

July 2014

July 15, 2014

Why Attending Church Can Be Hazardous To Your Health

Maybe you did it Sunday. Woke up, got the kids looking decent, scrambled out the...

July 14, 2014

7 Things You Can Do To Make This Week Different

Small things can make a big difference. If you want this week to be a...

July 11, 2014

Five for Friday (7.11.14)

Learning never takes a break! Here are five articles (plus a bonus video) to keep...

July 08, 2014

Why Jesus Was a Horrible Preacher

Okay so the title was a bit of a tease, but at least you're reading....

July 07, 2014

Kicking and Screaming Into Monday

Monday came too soon. That glorious weekend, full of laughter, replete with memories, chocked full...

July 03, 2014

Repost: 601 Marbles

originally posted November 15, 2013 I have 601 weeks left until my oldest son Zeke...

July 02, 2014

The Dechurched: A First Person Perspective

Today's guest post comes from Janet Adams. I'm grateful for her sharing her perspective on...

July 01, 2014

What the Church Can Learn from Chuck E. Cheese

Last week my family took our semi-annual pilgrimage to the mecca of children's experiences: Chuck...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Celebrate Something Small Today

"I've just filled out the paperwork to start community college!", she told me ecstatically. On...

June 26, 2014

The SBC Task Force Got it Half Right

Much of the news coming out of the SBC has been negative lately, with declining...

June 24, 2014

The Difference Between Homosexual Orientation and Homosexual Behavior

Today's guest post comes from a friend of mine, Todd Rayburn. Todd is a 2000 graduate...

June 23, 2014

Ask Me In 40 Years if This Worked

I'm experimenting with my kids. I know we're probably not supposed to do that, but...

June 20, 2014

Five for Friday (6.20.14)

Rick Reilly Last Column - The famed sportswriter is hanging up his hat. His last...

June 18, 2014

Why Andy Stanley Was Right to Call out the SBC

A semi-controversy erupted last week during the Southern Baptist Convention when popular megachurch pastor Andy...

June 17, 2014

What Bowe Bergdahl Teaches Us About the Gospel

Last Sunday at Mt Vernon Church I utilized the controversy surrounding released Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl...

June 16, 2014

#FirstWorldProblems

Today you're going to encounter problems. Some will be big, some will be small, some...

June 13, 2014

Five for Friday (6.13.14)

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you...

June 10, 2014

Why the Decline of the SBC is Not as Bad as They Say (and Why It's Worse)

Over the past few weeks the Annual Church Profile of the Southern Baptist Convention has...

June 09, 2014

Tithing Evangelism (With a Few Thousand to Spare)

There are a lot of ways people come to Christ. You wouldn't expect tithing (give...

June 03, 2014

What the Church Can Learn from Maleficent

In 1959 the world was introduced to one of film's great villains: Maleficent, an evil...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

The Religious Right Would Have Hated Jesus

Full disclosure: I consider myself a Republican. I don't delude myself into thinking that the Republican...

May 28, 2014

And Then She Told Me She Was a Lesbian . . . (Part 2)

Yesterday I shared about a recent conversation I had with a woman where I had...

May 20, 2014

Pamela Anderson Deserved Better

She's the archetype of 1990s beauty and excess: a glamorous vixen that drew the lustful gazes...