Counter Culture

David Platt’s Counter Culture is a great read.  In a time when our culture is polarizing over significant topics, Platt gives a thorough chapter to these issues.  Biblical and passionate, he handles these topics so well. Out of all the fantastic contributions this book makes, there is none greater than this truth: As a Christian, I am to be concerned …

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Family Shepherds

Voddie Baucham has made a significant impact on my life during every stage of my life since college.  As a preacher at some events at which I led worship, I got to know him and see that he is off the stage who he is on the stage.  His thoughts on family discipleship sparked a fire in me that I …

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He Knows Her Name

I met Kelly McCorkle (now Parkison) when I was at North Greenville University.  What I appreciated about Kelly as a sister in Christ was that she was such a humble, easy-going friend.  She loved Jesus, she loved others, and she didn’t make a bunch of fuss about it. Kelly has lived a lot of life since graduating from NGU.  She …

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Crazy Busy

Vacation was awesome last week.  I got to do my favorite things and do them a lot!  It was much-needed and well-timed. One of my favorite things about vacation was extra time to read.  I really enjoyed getting into 3 books last week either in the morning, at the beach, or at nighttime. One of those books was an intentional …

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Everyday Church

Our elders read Everyday Church a few months back.  The book, by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis, is a fantastic, eye-opening read on who we are called to be as the Church of Jesus Christ. We are starting a series with the same title this week, and many of our members have already begun to dissect the book.  I am …

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Family Worship

I was first introduced to Donald Whitney during my time at Southern Seminary.  When I began my doctoral project on family evangelism and discipleship, I picked up a copy of Family Worship.  The concepts were so simple and revolutionary in my life as I read books during the night watching over my six-week-old son in the seminary hotel while my …

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The Old Rugged Cross

“The Old Rugged Cross” is a 13-hymn live recording from Easter weekend 2016. Track Listing The Old Rugged Cross When I Survey the Wondrous Cross At the Cross Hallelujah! What a Savior There Is Power in the Blood There Is a Fountain Nothing But the Blood Are You Washed in the Blood? Grace Greater Than Our Sin I Stand Amazed Crown …

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The New Dare to Discipline

James Dobson wrote Dare to Discipline in 1971. A lot has changed since then. Regarding parenthood, principles remain.  Four decades later, he decided to update this classic on parenthood (The New Dare to Discipline), and much of the content remained untouched.  Some elements were added or updated, but this book is a comprehensive look at the reasoning and methodology of …

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The Knowledge of the Holy

When I was in college, I heard a preacher quote A. W. Tozer and my life had a dramatic change.  Here is the quote: What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us (1). At first, that statement seemed dramatic, but the longer I thought upon it, the more I agreed with …

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His Needs, Her Needs

In the classic bestseller His Needs, Her Needs, Willard F. Harley, Jr., identifies the ten most vital needs of men and women and shows husbands and wives how to satisfy those needs in their spouses. He provides guidance for becoming irresistible to your spouse and for loving more creatively and sensitively, thereby eliminating the problems that often lead to extramarital affairs. …

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