I just read this story linked through CNN.com that indicates some parents and others are upset about a school graduation being held in the auditorium of church claiming that the presence of “a huge cross…pews with bibles and hymnal books…” is a clear violation of the Separation of Church and State clause operating in America [...]
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My friend (and boss of sorts) Jeff Goins just blogged about whether Christian men can have meaningful relationships – and we are having a cool conversation in his comments. Check it out: Can Christian Men Have Meaningful Friendships? He makes some good points and asks some interesting questions, but I wanted to share my thoughts [...]
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My friend and brother-in-law Jason Mann just had an article published on Wrecked.org called Old People: Getting Hindsight in Advance exploring why we need those who are older than us – namely because older people have gone before us and have gone through experiences from which we can learn. He explores the oft-quoted saying of [...]
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We Christians have many mantras that guide our lives. Sometimes, our mantras are derived from the very petty (like bumper stickers) and sometimes from the Bible (which we consider to have a mystical authority for the believer and sometimes we use unhelpful language to describe this authority, but that will be an article I write [...]
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I just read this story on CNN that explains that Liz Cheney is apparently taking shots at Obama because he decided that he would release photographs depicting alleged abuse at U.S. prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan. She is accusing him of “siding with terrorists.” Her reasoning? “Clearly what they are doing is releasing images that [...]
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Click below to listen to the sermon I gave to the Tri-Lakes Chapel high school youth group on May 2nd, 2009 entitled “Not of This World.” To view the slides used for the powerpoint, please click here. I would love to get some feedback from you on what you thought. Feel free to leave comments [...]
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When it comes to immorality in movies or songs, we Christians get a little confused on how to deal with it, don’t we? Most pastors, and youth pastors are especially prone to this, go into this with an all-or-nothing-mindset. I can remember countless instances of sitting in church and being told which movies, t.v. shows, [...]
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Just read this article on Wrecked.org called Spotlight Living: Learning to Lead a Quiet Life speaking to the allure of being in the spotlight as Christians and how this plays out in our lives and service to God. If, like me, you’ve ever had that sense that God has “something big” planned for you, something [...]
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