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January 2015

January 10, 2015

The Solution #1: A Different to Live

Here is the first week in our series called The Solution. Have a great weekend!...

January 08, 2015

"Jesus Can Do Anything!" (The Pivotal Difference When Teaching Children the Bible)

"Jesus can do anything!" Those absolutely precious words were the sum total of what my...

January 05, 2015

3 Bad Ways to Face the Problems of the World

As we start out 2015, we can look around us and quickly see that our...

December 2014

December 04, 2014

Creating Contagious Communities of Hope

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

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Why I Love Hanging Around Addicts

You'd never think that a "good church kid" from a staunch Southern Baptist background would...

September 18, 2014

Add a Little Crazy to Your Life

This past Sunday at Mt Vernon I told the church to "add a little crazy...

August 2014

August 13, 2014

How to Give Yourself a Heart Check-up

2 Chronicles 16:9 says, "For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose...

August 09, 2014

Underdogs #1 – Chips Ahoy!

Here's the first sermon in our new "Underdogs" series:

July 2014

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....

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 27, 2014

And Then She Told Me She Was a Lesbian . . .

Recently I got a chance to practice what I preach in the most unusual and...

April 2014

April 22, 2014

My Two-Week-Old Daughter Helps Explain What It Means to Be Born Again

In John 3, Jesus gives us one of the most commonly used terms to describe...

April 08, 2014

Do You Want to Get Well?

In John 5 there's a verse that puzzled me for years. One of the times...

April 01, 2014

Do I Belong?

One of four fundamental questions all humans ask is: do I belong? (Re)discover the amazing...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

My First Experience with Hopelessness

The first time I truly encountered hopelessness was in the mid-90s. To be honest, I'd...

March 17, 2014

BIG Ideas of 2013 – Part 1

Each Sunday when I preach I give one BIG Idea from Scripture to the people,...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

How to Have Your Heart Broken in Ministry

My heart is broken the fourth Monday of every month at 1 pm. It's like...

February 24, 2014

The Fight of Your Life

Yesterday at Mt Vernon we finished a series on temptation called "The Fight of Your...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

Six Ways to Open Your Eyes to the World Around You

It's a new week. Why not seize the divine opportunities God will place in front...

January 22, 2014

What You're Really Saying When You Forgive

When we're hurt, we get angry. When we're angry, we can get bitter. When we...

January 20, 2014

How to Break the Power of Unforgiveness in Your LIfe

This past Sunday at Mt Vernon Church we talked about taking the next step of...

January 13, 2014

7 Reasons Why We Don't Share Our Faith

Let's be honest: most Christians don't share their faith. We say it's important, we feel...

January 08, 2014

The Best Resolution You Can Make This Year

Sometimes we think we know something to the point that we ignore the basic instructions....

November 2013

November 20, 2013

Blessed to Tell Your Story

Monday we talked about the fact that we all have a God story to tell....

November 13, 2013

How to Identify Your Divine Burden

Monday we introduced the idea that you're blessed with a burden. Today we'll look at how...

November 01, 2013

Blessed, A New Series Starting this Sunday

We all want to be blessed, right? I mean, who doesn't want to be blessed?...

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...

September 2013

September 13, 2013

The Ultimate Optical Illusion

I promise this picture is not moving. Your eyes just think it's moving. It's called...

August 2013

August 21, 2013

Seeing the Pit Stop as a Divine Opportunity

It was supposed to be a quick stop. Pull of the interstate, get some supplies,...