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December 2013

December 27, 2013

Your Tone Does Matter

In several debates that have taken place over the last few months, there has been...

December 20, 2013

What I Wish Phil Robertson Would Have Said

Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard about the controversy over...

December 16, 2013

How to Learn the Bible

If you are not accustomed to reading the Bible, thinking about trying to learn it...

December 09, 2013

Can We Not Do Better for Our Sons and Daughters?

Yesterday I was listening to a conversation about the Jameis Winston case on a national...

December 03, 2013

Why Does There Seem to Be So Many Hypocritical Christians?

We’ve all heard it before, especially in the South. “I don’t want anything to do...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

President Obama, The Gettysburg Address, and Christian Outrage

Yesterday was the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg address. President Obama read the address and...

November 14, 2013

If I Were to Preach at a Pastors’ Conference

This post has been stirring in my heart for a couple of years. It’s not...

November 05, 2013

Why We Should Be Characterized by Generosity

Today I will be speaking to a group of high school students about generosity. Generosity...

November 01, 2013

Some Concerning Statistics about Men and the Church

This Sunday our church is continuing our series "The Gospel and the Family" by talking...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Guilt-Driven Preaching Needs to Die

"USA Christians like Starbucks more than Christ, latte's more than Lordship, doughnuts over discipleship, entertainment...

October 23, 2013

Pastors, Stop Overhyping Your Sundays

I’m not sure if it happens in everyone else’s social media feeds or if it...

October 21, 2013

Making the Most of Halloween

In some circles of Christendom, you can start a great fight by talking about Halloween. ...

October 16, 2013

Two Reasons I Love My Backyard

Today I am working from the back porch of our house. After a long, hot...

October 10, 2013

When Prayer is Difficult

We have all been there. Sometimes prayer is just hard. The words don't come easily...

October 04, 2013

A Lesson From My Five-Year-Old Daughter

This past week we were on vacation as a family. My two oldest daughters are...

October 02, 2013

Before You Share that Story on Facebook

"It has to be true, I read it on the internet" is a saying that...

September 2013

September 29, 2013

Fighting Depression with Creation

Our family is on vacation this week and it has been just what the doctor...

September 12, 2013

Loving our Neighbor In Practice

Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon give us a test in their book The Art of...

August 2013

August 22, 2013

What We Can Learn from Recent Events at the Basement

This week many Christians in Birmingham have been curiously watching the events surrounding Matt Pitt's...

August 21, 2013

Gems from Sacred Marriage

A few weeks ago, I posted a list of the resources that I was going...

August 20, 2013

Prioritizing the Main Thing

One of the things that I see in the suburbs is that people devote large...

August 20, 2013

Teaching the Bible to Your Children

Many times when Christian parents think about teaching the Bible to their children, their thoughts...

August 19, 2013

Review of Jesus on Every Page

Many Christians struggle to read the Old Testament. On the surface, it seems like a...

August 17, 2013

My Favorite Illustration of the Gospel

I grew up in Southern culture that spoke of God's grace, but practically acted as...

August 15, 2013

The Wrath of God, the Death of Jesus, and The Alabama Baptist. (Take 2)

Last week I highlighted Bob Terry's editorial in The Alabama Baptist entitled "Why Disagree About...

August 13, 2013

The “Reasons the Church Sucks” Genre Has Got to Go

The internet is full of writings that fall into what could be best characterized as...

August 13, 2013

The Rise of the “Nones” Should Not Surprise Us

There has been a lot of discussion in the last few weeks about the trend...

August 09, 2013

The Wrath of God, the Death of Jesus, and the Alabama Baptist

On the second page of every issue of The Alabama Baptist newspaper is an opinion...

August 08, 2013

Teaching Proverbs to Your Children

For the last several years, our devotional times with our kids has centered on the...

August 07, 2013

What does it mean that Jesus died “for us?”

Often Christians talk about Jesus dying "for us." We are correct to use this language...

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