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June 2013

June 21, 2013

Why We Do What We Do

As a follower of Jesus, we're called to love loudly, serve others, and boldly share...

June 19, 2013

What Summer Camp Meant to Me

This morning I'm up in Nashville visiting our students at M-Fuge summer camp. Besides brushing...

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...

June 10, 2013

A Reminder of What Happens When You Give

Carla* is new to Christianity. A young adult now, she didn't grow up in a...

June 03, 2013

11 Reasons Why Marriages Fail

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

May 2013

May 24, 2013

A Word to Graduating Seniors

Graduating high school is an incredible rite of passage, a marker on your journey of...

May 22, 2013

Dealing with Unspeakable Tragedy

Recently my town suffered a devastating loss as two young boys were killed in a...

May 20, 2013

Committee on Committee on Committees

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

May 17, 2013

A Reminder of the Good We Can Do in the World

Several weeks ago Mt Vernon hosted its second annual Joy Prom for the special needs...

May 02, 2013

The False Choice Between Calvinism and Arminianism

Am I a Calvinist or an Arminian? Yes. And life is great here above the...

May 01, 2013

My Test Drive with Prius Theology

When the Toyota Prius hit the market in 2000, the world was introduced to the...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Calvinism: My Journey There and Back Again (Part 2)

When I left off yesterday, I was heading off to Africa with a armful of...

April 29, 2013

Calvinism: My Journey There and Back Again (Part 1)

It's Calvinism week here at mtvpastor, where I'm going to weigh in on the growing...

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 16, 2013

Making Sense of the Senseless Boston Marathon Bombings

Why? That's the question. Why do something so senseless? The Boston Marathon for years has...

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...

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 30, 2013

Personal Growth Goals – March Update

Here's a quick update to the goals I've set for myself for 2013: Mental Growth...

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 01, 2013

Personal Growth Goals – March Update

February was a great month to push through. I had a couple of things that...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Do We Really Hate Homosexuals That Much?

Right now I'm currently going through a great book called The Great Evangelical Recession (which...

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 22, 2013

If God is a Good God, Why Would He Allow Bad Things to Happen to Good People?

War. Famine. Tsunamis. Genocide. Starvation. Earthquakes. Child Trafficking. Murder. Hurricanes. Why is there so much...

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...