After you become calloused to the culture, the next step is that you start compromising your own standards. While you once held to a certain desired level of holiness, you have now met somewhere in the middle between God’s standards and the standards of the culture. This compromise is anything less than God’s ideal. The prophet Jeremiah told his culture …
While I have been in school, I have been blessed to have some great professors pour into my life. One such mentor was Dr. Chuck Lawless while I worked on my Master’s degree from Southern Seminary (he is my adviser now for the current degree). In a course focusing on the logistics of ministry, Lawless gave the class practical tips …
I spoke at Greenwood Christian School this morning. This is their Spring spiritual emphasis week, so I will also speak on Friday. This morning, I spoke on what I considered the most important and often neglected message to deliver to teenagers: honor your father and mother. This message isn’t ever preached in churches to teenagers. In an ideal world, parents …
While Katrina has been gone for many months from New Orleans, the Big Easy is still in need. Thousands of homes and other buildings still lie in ruins as the city continues to try to rebuild. While the news doesn’t reveal the devestation as much as it did before, it still is a reality. That’s why North Side still continues …
I laughed out loud when I saw this church sign this week. I hate when my wife puts out a description of me (ha, ha): “Women’s Bible Stud.” I am so thankful for that missing “Y.” I don’t know if: a) the wind blew it off revealing God’s sense of humor, b) someone stole it to be funny, or c) …
Today was week 3 in the Marriage by the Book series entitled, “How to Fix Your Wife.” Since I was gone to seminary last week, it was great just to sit back on the keys and the mandolin, and let Kennerly, Eric, and the rest of the gang lead. I am so honored to lead beside men and women that …
I started playing guitar my eighth grade year. I almost quit two weeks after my first lesson. Honestly, I wanted to play the guitar more than anything. My air guitar moves were getting better by the day, but I earnestly desired to add an actual instrument to my routine so that I could improve my audience from my bathroom …
This week’s bad church sign states: “Stop, Drop & Roll will not work in Hell.” I am not a fan of making light of the fact that people separated from Jesus will spend an eternity away from him. I believe it, but I don’t laugh about it. Plus, we must ask the question: what is the purpose of this …
On Sunday, we had week 2 of our Marriage by the Book series as we tackled the topic: “How to Change Your Husband.” Ladies, rise up. We did see a whole lot of ladies on Sunday. I think the way Jeff handled the topic was great. While our culture has distorted Scripture’s teachings on a woman’s role, what submission means, …
God has blessed me with many positive male ministerial mentors in my life. Through their example, I have learned what it means to be a husband, father, and pastor. With so many negative examples of ministers, certain men’s faithfulness to Jesus and to their family have kept me encouraged and hopeful. From these men, I have learned to seek balance …
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