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December 2016

December 14, 2016

How Can I Know that I am a Christian?

  For the first three months of 1997, I wrestled with whether or not I...

December 06, 2016

Why You Should Wage War Against Your Sin

Every Christian, no matter how long he has walked with Jesus, struggles with temptations to...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

A Few Good Reads

“The Sunday After: A Post-Election Lesson from Jimmy Carter” Jennifer Crossley Howard made the trek...

November 28, 2016

You Need to Fire Life Coach Jesus

Several years ago, Home Depot used the slogan, “You can do it. We can help.”...

November 22, 2016

A Few Good Reads

“We Cannot Complain about America if We Do Not Listen to Others” This year’s Presidential...

November 20, 2016

How to Do Advent Devotions with Your Family

Sunday begins the Advent season, which is the four Sundays leading up to the celebration...

November 15, 2016

Six Tips for Preaching from Proverbs

This past Sunday I finished preaching a three-month series in the book of Proverbs. Solomon...

November 10, 2016

How to Read the Bible Every Day

Often when you mention reading the Bible every day to Christians, they either hang their...

October 2016

October 26, 2016

The Best Quotes from Hidden Christmas

Every year the Christmas season provides a great opportunity for believers to reflect on Jesus'...

October 25, 2016

A Few Good Reads

“Repentant Parenting Isn’t Hypocrisy, It’s the Gospel” Katie Hughes writes about the importance of repenting...

October 24, 2016

Why Proverbs 31 Shouldn’t Overwhelm You

This past weekend my sermon in Proverbs focused on what Solomon has to say about...

October 19, 2016

A Few Good Reads

“The Biblical Necessity of Judging Others” Our culture loves to quote Matthew 7:1 as a...

October 17, 2016

Four Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Live in Fear

One night when I was in college, I preached in a town not far from...

October 13, 2016

Why Christians Need the Gospel Every Day

I can’t remember the last time I heard someone tell Christians to, “preach the Gospel...

October 10, 2016

Choosing Courage over Outrage

You can tell a lot about a culture by what they put in “scare quotes.”...

October 07, 2016

A Few Good Reads

“A Few Tips for Raising Boys” I need all the help I can when it...

October 05, 2016

Why You Need to Read the Whole Bible Every Year

We live in times of unprecedented biblical illiteracy. In this post from earlier this year,...

October 03, 2016

Why Hard Work is Worth It

Last week The Atlantic ran an interview with a woman who decided to walk away...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

Putting out the Fires of Conflict

I love studying and reading about history, but one unfortunate trend I have noticed is...

September 27, 2016

A Few Good Reads

“The Church Needs the Bible” I’ll share a couple of posts on this issue today,...

September 23, 2016

Six Ways to Reinvigorate Your Prayer Life

Every believer knows what it is like to struggle in his or her prayer life....

September 14, 2016

A Few Good Reads

“Six Reasons Why Adultery is Very Serious” Hardly a day passes without us hearing the...

September 13, 2016

How to Tame Your Tongue

I regret the foolish things I’ve said more than the foolish things I’ve done. The...

September 08, 2016

A Few Good Reads

"Andy Stanley’s Statements about the Bible are not Cutting Edge—They’re Old Liberalism” Andy Stanley has...

September 05, 2016

When God’s Grace Meets Our Pain

We live in a world of pain, and we hate it. God created the world...

September 03, 2016

A Few Good Reads

"I Overlooked the Rural Poor– Then Donald Trump Came Along" 2016 will be remembered for...

September 01, 2016

Your Spouse is Your Closest Neighbor

  "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

A Few Good Reads

“30 Life Skills Every Functioning Adult Should Master” Unfortunately, I disregarded the advice of my...

August 28, 2016

Colin Kaepernick and the Perpetual Outrage Machine

Most days I check the Facebook trending topics because I’m interested to see what people...

August 22, 2016

A Few Good Reads

“Can the Devil Read My Mind?” There are few areas of theology Christians struggle with...

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