Cost-Conscious Christianity
I have told people that I like to shop. And that is true. It doesn’t matter the type of store—it can range from Walmart to…
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Learning from the Government Shutdown
As most everyone knows, our government has been shutdown for two weeks. Although the government has been shutdown many times before, this one (obviously) is…
The Gospel and Family Time
Outside of intentionally teaching, modeling, and leading your family towards the glory and kingship of Jesus, I believe time is one of the greatest investments…
Mission Partial: Partially Fulfilling Mission is Failing at Mission
I have been reading through 1 Samuel over the last two weeks and came across the passage where Saul was instructed to devote to destruction…
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Chasing Donkeys
Have you ever stopped to think about what you are doing? And come to think of it, what you have done, and currently doing, is…
Here I Raise my Ebenezer
The hymn, “Come Thou Fount,” begins the second stanza with the following lyrics, “Here I raise mine Ebenezer; hither by thy help I’m come; and…
Ministry Lessons from Paul
Reading in 1 Thessalonians 2:1-20 the other day, I ran across at least six ministry lessons that Paul outlines that I believe are very relevant…
10 Things I have learned in 10 Years of Marriage:
Today I celebrate ten years being married to one of the greatest, most self-giving, self-sacrificing, most-loving, most-beautiful women I know. It is hard to believe…
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Just “Be” You
Conversations surrounding reaching the culture happen everyday in evangelical circles. Many conversations revolve around strategies, styles and models—seeker, emerging, missional, contemporary, blended, traditional, etc. I…
Preparing the Church for Offense
Jesus, in one of his only two references to the “ekklesia” (church), verbalizes, “And I tell you Peter, and on this rock I will build…
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