Archives

57 Scattered Thoughts on Parenting

"9 Things You Should Know about Harriet Tubman" With the announcement that Harriet Tubman would...

April 26, 2016

Our four children have been a constant source of joy, exhaustion, difficulty, laughter, and many...

April 20, 2016

Why We Need Anonymous, Plodding Church Planters

"25 Simple Ways to Be Missional in Your Neighborhood" Living as an effective Christian witness...

April 18, 2016

Our church sits in the most unchurched county in the state of Alabama. While “unchurched”...

April 14, 2016

“When Ball Becomes Baal” Jim Elliff notes the increasing demands youth sports make on families,...

April 01, 2016

The Joy and Pain of Consistent Parenting

“Why Don’t We Follow All of the Old Testament Laws” “Do you eat shellfish?” How...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

“Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your...

March 25, 2016

A Few Good Reads for Good Friday and Resurrection Day

We have arrived at the weekend when we remember the death, burial, and resurrection of...

March 21, 2016

Six Foolish Things I Used to Believe about the Ministry

This year is my fourteenth year working as a full-time pastor and either served on...

March 18, 2016

To the Parents of Young Children

“The Non-Partisan Politics of Jesus” In this excerpt from his book Jesus Outside the Line,...

March 16, 2016

When people ask me how old my kids are it’s fun to see the looks...

March 12, 2016

The Best Quotes from The Meaning of Marriage

This Summer Beth and I will celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary. Our marriage has been...

March 10, 2016

Redeeming our Uncivil Discourse

“Now Trending: Pre-Midlife Divorce” Dean Inserra shares some great thoughts on a trend I have...

March 08, 2016

Last week’s Republican debate was a terrible embarrassment and I’m glad I didn’t let my...

February 2016

February 08, 2016

Can I Be Certain that I am a Christian?

"How Being Conservative Will Make You Liberal" Scott Sauls shares a simple principle about what...

February 04, 2016

I would not wish the first three months of 1997 on anyone. During these dark...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

48 Scattered Thoughts about Pastoral Ministry and Being a Pastor

“Who is My Neighbor?” Many have been rightly angered over a letter to the editor...

January 25, 2016

By God’s grace I have been able to be a pastor for the last thirteen...

January 18, 2016

Obama is Going to Hate This When He Sees It

“Why Daughters Need Their Dad” As a man with three daughters, I need all the...

January 12, 2016

How many headlines like this have we seen in the last seven years? They are...

January 07, 2016

How to Make the Most of Christmas

"We Lost a Child and Gained Something Greater" The heartbreaking story by Kyle Porter about...

January 04, 2016

A Letter to My Son

“We’re having a boy!” After three daughters I never thought we would utter these words....

December 2015

December 23, 2015

Every year we hear about “the war on Christmas.” Journalists tell stories of towns taking...

December 22, 2015

My Favorite Books of 2015

"Of making many books there is no end." This piece of wisdom from from King...

December 17, 2015

My Year with Teddy Roosevelt

Thinking Theologically about Islam Unfortunately many Christians only think about Islam from an outlook which...

December 14, 2015

For the past year I have immersed myself in reading about the life of our...

December 11, 2015

A Crash Course on the Muslim Worldview and Islamic Theology Justin Taylor provides all of...

December 08, 2015

David and Mephibosheth

(We are currently in a series on the life of David at Chelsea Village. As...

December 04, 2015

Bitter Clingers and the US Media Rod Dreher tells the story of listening to NPR...

Related posts from One Degree to Another

The Lord is Near in Our Pain- 1...

Why You Should Embrace Boredom

Love is the Mark of a Christian

How to Read the News Wisely