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"How I Select and Schedule Discipling Relationships" Many times pastors and church leaders struggle to...

December 22, 2014

When Evangelicals Sound Like Dwight Schrute

"The Unbreakable Laura Hillenbrand" Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken was the best book I read in 2014....

December 18, 2014

The release of the “Torture Report” last week generated heated discussion about the use of...

December 17, 2014

My Favorite Books of 2014

"How to Use Your Home for Mission" We do not realize how much evangelism and...

December 15, 2014

These are not necessarily the best books I read that were published this year, but...

December 11, 2014

Why We Should Stop Freaking Out About a Church at Buffalo Wild Wings

When Riverchase United Methodist Church announced they would hold church services in a local Buffalo...

December 05, 2014

Eric Garner and Our Disturbing Lack of Empathy

No, You Are Not Running Late. You Are Rude and Inconsiderate! Our culture increasingly tolerates...

December 04, 2014

The past two weeks our attention focused on two major grand jury decisions. The first...

December 02, 2014

Two Suggestions for Giving Tuesday

Since Thanksgiving we heard much buzz about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. These two days...

November 2014

November 22, 2014

What I’ve Learned Preaching Through Romans 8

Choose Hospitality over Entertaining With Thanksgiving approaching many of us will host family and friends...

November 21, 2014

Our church has been working through Romans 8 in our worship gatherings for several months....

November 20, 2014

Science Says Lasting Relationships Come Down to 2...

November 05, 2014

Resolution on Payday Loans in Alabama

Social Media's Soulless Society Writing for the ERLC,...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

In two weeks Southern Baptists from all over Alabama will gather at Lakeside Baptist Church...

October 22, 2014

Resolution on Prison Reform in Alabama

In three weeks Southern Baptists from all over Alabama will gather at Lakeside Baptist Church...

October 10, 2014

Recovering the Family Dinner Table

"Husbands, Hold Your Wife's Hand" R.C. Sproul...

October 09, 2014

Several studies over the last few years examined the habits of families at dinnertime. While...

October 02, 2014

Repenting of Our Lack of Sleep

Audio from the Desiring God National Conference...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

Americans sleep less than their forefathers did. Stress, caffeine, television, and the internet work together...

September 25, 2014

Your Worst Days and Best Days Don’t Define You

Why Family Meals are Important Brian Howard...

September 24, 2014

Last week PBS aired Ken Burns’ new documentary on the lives of Teddy, Franklin, and...

September 22, 2014

17 Quotes that Have Shaped Me

The Lord blessed me early in my Christian life with friends who put good books...

September 17, 2014

Losing Your Temper with Your Children is Not Discipline

The indictment of Adrian Peterson last week ignited a nationwide discussion about spanking. Many used...

September 11, 2014

Christian Friends, Sit Down. We Need to Talk.

We live in interesting days. For several centuries Christians enjoyed a privileged place in American...

September 04, 2014

How to Keep Your Church from Blowing Up

One of my first stops every morning is Ray Ortlund’s blog at The Gospel Coalition....

September 02, 2014

A 30 Day Bible Reading Challenge

"Stupid is the New Smart" Daniel Flynn writes about our culture's downplaying of culture and...

September 01, 2014

Recently a friend pointed me to Matt Cutts’ TED Talk “Try Something New for 30...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

When the Bible Rebukes Republicans and Democrats

No one who has been paying attention would deny that we are living in a...

August 24, 2014

Ten Books That Stuck with Me

Some friends began sharing the top ten books that influenced them on social media this...

August 19, 2014

Why Do Many White Conservative Christians Deny the Reality of White Privilege?

The recent events in Ferguson, MO have reignited discussions about white privilege in our society....

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