Archive for the 'Discipleship' Category

The truth that Jesus is coming back was the focus of my most recent article for the Anderson Independent:
Jesus is coming back. I don’t know if that has been something you have thought about this week, but it is true. One of the main topics we get questions about at our church is the End [...]


My latest article for the Anderson Independent was a book review of The Jesus I Never Knew by Phillip Yancey.  You can read it here.


What does it mean to be holy?  That is a word that we see often in scripture.  We sing songs to God praising Him for His holiness, but often times we don’t stop to think about what holiness is.  The word holy means to be without sin.  God is holy, He is perfect, He is [...]


Yes.  I believe that because it is what God’s word says.  If you haven’t seen the debate that Mark Driscoll had on this subject with a few other people, it would be worth your time to check it out here.
IF you are looking for more information on this subject, here is a great article about [...]


God’s Word

29Mar09

I just read a great post by Bobbie Houston at Hillsong Church about the importance of God’s word.  What a great reminder to all of us about the importance of God’s word in our lives.


Last week I spent some time reflecting on all that God let me be a part of in 2008.  And I began to think through what was ahead in 2009.  As I was doing that, God spoke to my heart and challenged me with 2 questions.  Here is what He asked me…
1) Did I take [...]


Brad Cooper had a blog post today called Porn. Masturbation. Addiction. Redemption. which linked to a great booklet from Mars Hill Church on the subject of sexual sin and overcoming addiction. Every man should read this! No, really…take 15 minutes and go read this right now.


My friend Clayton King had a great blog post about what it means to follow the Holy Spirit’s leading and not our own selfish desires. You should read it.


3) People want to live a life of purpose
I don’t know what my great grandfather did. As a matter of fact I don’t even know what his name was. I was thinking about that the other day when I was contemplating my purpose in this world. Just a couple of generations after my great [...]


We are defined by what we worship. Here is what Scripture says about how the worship of false gods will affect us…