Question: How can I know if they’re THE ONE?
PHOTO CREDIT I’m a preacher, who’s young, that likes to rant about dating and marriage. So naturally, one of the most popular questions I hear from singles is, “How can I know if he/she is the one?“...
View ArticleFour Points that Show What the Church Really Valued
PHOTO CREDIT Authentic community is the context in which we are to follow Jesus. The scriptures say it, the characters modeled it, and the early church established it. Community wasn’t a doctrine for...
View ArticleThe Most Dangerous Idol of the Next Generation
PHOTO CREDIT I’m a Millennial, born sometime between 1980 and Y2K (the day when all the computers and the universe imploded), and my generation has a lot going for them. Some call us the “Hopeful...
View ArticleA Kentucky Pastor’s Guide to Trash-Talk During March Madness
PHOTO CREDIT: USA TODAY Sports Images There’s a reason why they call it March Madness, and it goes beyond things like the Mercer Bears, Dayton’s Cinderella run, overtime, buzzer-beaters, and...
View ArticleThe Most Disastrous Thing Christians Do Everyday
We make some of our biggest leadership (and self-leadership) failures sitting still. We blow tremendous ideas by not even beginning them. We waste God-sent visions by allowing dreams to remain dreams....
View ArticleYesterday Was Easter. Today’s My Birthday. Sorry.
PHOTO CREDIT Today’s my birthday (hence the horrifying birthday clown, I apologize to all readers under the age of twelve). The big two-eight. According to the life-expectancy for American men, that...
View ArticleThe Smartest Thing All Smart People Do To Stay Smart and Become Smarter, Most...
PHOTO CREDIT Life is full of firsts. Your first breath, step, word, ice-cream, day of school, ballgame, kiss, car, diploma, job, house, pet, wife, kid… Even today is a first. The strange thing about...
View ArticleHow I Know My Wife Married the “Wrong” Person
Originally posted on CROSS-SHAPED STUFF:Photo Credit: Suni Danielle Photography Today my wife Lindsay and I celebrate our two year anniversary. Two years ago, we tied the knot and took the plunge. Two...
View ArticleFour Misguided Assumptions in the Absurdly Dubbed “Faith vs. Science” Debate
PHOTO CREDIT Here are four drastically over-simplified responses, to four frustratingly popular (but misguided) assumptions, in the absurdly dubbed “Faith vs. Science” debate… From one very...
View ArticleThe Christmas Paradox, A Holiday Devotional (Hebrews 1)…
Yea, I know, I know, I know… It’s been a while. Remember me? Maybe? Okay, look… I’m sorry. It’s my fault, really. It’s not you, it’s me. No, seriously. I didn’t forget about you guys. I promise. I...
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