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June 2015

June 26, 2015

12 Thoughts on Our Response to the Coming Reality of Gay Marriage (Part 1)

Gay marriage is here. Originally posted: April 10, 2013 I believe that gay marriage is...

June 26, 2015

12 Thoughts on Our Response to the Coming Reality of Gay Marriage (Part 2)

Originally posted: April 12, 2013 In my last post, I began to share twelve thoughts...

February 2015

February 09, 2015

The Critical First Misstep Into the Comparison Trap

Comparison is a cancer that will steal your joy and rob you of the peace...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

The Solution #4 – It Mattered to Me

Miss Sunday's sermon? Watch below to catch the final sermon in our series The Solution....

January 27, 2015

What if 'The Pony' Came to Church?

Here's an uncomfortable question I posed to our church: how would we react if the...

January 17, 2015

The Solution #2: First Responders

The sermon below is the second in our series The Solution. Enjoy!

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 07, 2015

Growing a Church Isn't as Mysterious as You Think

As a professional church leader, growing a church is one the things I (am supposed...

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 27, 2014

Rest #5 – How to Rest: Focus

Here is the final message in my recent sermon series on Rest:

December 23, 2014

Dramatic Reading of Isaiah 40

Last Sunday I finished off our sermon series on rest by reading Isaiah 40 from...

December 20, 2014

Rest #4 – How to Rest: Margins

This is the fourth sermon in our series on Rediscovering the Lost Art of Rest....

December 18, 2014

What Happens When We Disregard the Margins in Our Lives

Watch this short clip from a recent sermon and be reminded of what happens when...

December 13, 2014

Rest #3 – How to Rest: Trust

Here is the third sermon in our Rest series.

December 10, 2014

Rest #2 – Soul Rest

Here is week 2 of our series on Rest titled "Soul Rest."

December 08, 2014

Why It's Okay to Be Skeptical of Culture

Culture is always convinced that it knows best at the time. This quick walk through...

December 06, 2014

Rest #1 – Getting off the Hamster Wheel

Here is the first sermon in our current series on Rest. Enjoy!

November 2014

November 20, 2014

Married People #5 – Practice Your Promise

Here is the fifth and final installment of our Married People series. Enjoy!

November 19, 2014

4 Life Lessons from Epaphroditus

Today I'm sharing a Bible study at Noonday at the Baptist Student Union of Mississippi...

November 13, 2014

Married People #4 – Love God First

The sermon below is the fourth installment in our Married People series. Enjoy!

November 12, 2014

Who Wouldn't Want to Be Married to This Spouse?

Romantic movies continually portray society's picture of the ideal spouse (namely cute and witty). But...

November 11, 2014

The Best Way to Get Closer to Your Spouse

As Christians we believe that marriage is a covenant between three people: you, your spouse,...

November 10, 2014

3 Things I Tell All Young Parents

Last night at our Parent/Child Dedication Service I had the opportunity to share three words...

November 07, 2014

How Wives Can Show RESPECT To Their Husbands

Yesterday I shared how husbands can show love to their wives. Today is the second...

November 06, 2014

How Husbands Can Show LOVE To Their Wives

Ephesians 5:33 says, "However, each one of you [husband] also must love his wife as...

November 04, 2014

Married People #3 – Respect and Love

If you missed this past Sunday, here is my latest message from the Married People...

November 01, 2014

Married People #2 – Have Serious Fun

Here is the second sermon in our Married People series:

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Are You Having an Affair Without Knowing It?

Affairs are devastating, we all know that. But for most of us, it doesn't apply. Or are...

October 29, 2014

Having the Awkward 'Sex Talk' With Your Church

In our Married People series, I recently talked about what married people do. Thankfully I...

October 28, 2014

7 Ways to Have More Fun in Your Marriage

If your marriage is more about fighting then it is about having fun, then you're...