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February 2013

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....

February 15, 2013

Could a C+ Be Worth $1.3 Million?

A graduate student in Pennsylvania has sued Lehigh University over a bad grade she received...

February 13, 2013

Why I Preach the Way I Do

I literally just got back from speaking at a high school chapel at a Christian...

February 08, 2013

7 Reasons Why Your Marriage is Struggling (Repost)

Don’t feel bad that you clicked on this blog entry. It’s not a sign of...

February 06, 2013

The $15 Million Super Bowl Commercial

If you spent $15 million on a Super Bowl ad, what would you sell? In...

February 05, 2013

Let’s Celebrate the Team That Won the Super Bowl Twice Sunday

Being a California native, I was pulling for the 49ers in Sunday's Super Bowl. However,...

February 05, 2013

Let's Celebrate the Team That Won the Super Bowl Twice Sunday

Being a California native, I was pulling for the 49ers in Sunday's Super Bowl. However,...

February 01, 2013

Personal Growth Goals for 2013 – February Update

Last month I set out a list of personal growth goals for 2013. My plan...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

The Magic Bullet to Success

Are Asians really better than Americans at math? In standardized math tests, Japanese students consistently...

January 30, 2013

The Faces of Addiction

Over the past few months, I've had the humbling privilege of going out to the...

January 29, 2013

The Next Generation Has the Wrong Idea About God

Last Sunday I mentioned a book titled Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American...

January 28, 2013

Why Jerry Springer Would Love the Old Testament

Growing up, the Jerry Springer Show set the standard for low-brow talk shows. Every week,...

January 25, 2013

Catfish: Untangling the Lies We Believe About God

By now you've heard of the term "catfish" being thrown around by the media these...

January 24, 2013

Boldness is Different than Weirdness

Every Christian needs to be bold in their faith. But that doesn't mean you have...

January 23, 2013

You Ever Have One of These Phone Calls?

Probably not. Sometimes pastors get weird phone calls. Like, really weird. Here's literally a phone...

January 21, 2013

My Decade in the Post-MLK Deep South

Growing up in California, my knowledge of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was spotty at...

January 10, 2013

7 Things I Wish I Could Tell Every High Schooler

I recently had the privilege of speaking to our teenagers at Mt Vernon Church. In...

January 04, 2013

Why I Hate New Year’s Day (Guest Post)

Today's post is written by Dr. David Daffern (my father). Great word to keep us...

January 04, 2013

Why I Hate New Year's Day (Guest Post)

Today's post is written by Dr. David Daffern (my father). Great word to keep us...

January 03, 2013

My Personal Growth Goals for 2013

I'm a goal-setter. Have been for years. Some people are motivated by the process, I'm...

January 01, 2013

My Favorite Thing about New Year’s Day

It's the hope. I love New Year's because of the natural hope that surrounds it....

January 01, 2013

My Favorite Thing about New Year's Day

It's the hope. I love New Year's because of the natural hope that surrounds it....

December 2012

December 31, 2012

How to Make 2013 Better than 2012

Looking back on 2012, did you accomplish everything you wanted to accomplish? Were you intentional...

December 20, 2012

The Unsung Heroes

In yesterday's post about Tomas, I briefly mentioned Shawn and Jen Rhineholt, an amazing American...

December 19, 2012

Meet Tomas

This is Tomas. He is five years old. He is Haitian by nationality, living with...

December 13, 2012

Abby’s Story

Everyone has a story. When you know their story, you get a glimpse into God's...

December 13, 2012

Abby's Story

Everyone has a story. When you know their story, you get a glimpse into God's...

December 12, 2012

Everyone Has a Story

Earlier this year my family went down to New Orleans for a short vacation. While...

December 06, 2012

The Day Poor People Exposed my Greatest Hypocrisy

In the summer of 2000 I journeyed from Botswana, Africa to the war-torn nation of...

November 2012

November 15, 2012

What the Church Can Learn From Disney World

This week my family has been enjoying some memory-making time at "Mickey's Castle" (as my...