Hey! There’s a SNAKE in Your Car!

Last night, I had a four hour drive from Atlanta back home to Nashville. Along the way, I got tired of listening to  my same music (a Spotify playlist with everything from Sara Groves to Kierra Sheard) so I started station-surfing to see what I could find. Of course, I ran into the obligatory country station [...]

Why America Loves “Scandal” (and why that’s a problem)

Americans have a new obsession on Thursday nights—it’s ABC’s hit drama, “Scandal.” The show stars Kerry Washington as “Olivia,” a former White House Communications Director who quit at the end of season one to diffuse mounting public perception issues around the scandalous affair she was having with the President of the United States. The President, [...]

5 Important Conversations Election 2012 Forced Us to Have

The 2012 Election is over. President Barack Obama won 303 electoral votes (of the required 270) and while we may not have a new President of the United States, Election 2012 has certainly introduced some new conversations to the Christian community. Think back to 2008 and the conversations we were having then. There was great excitement [...]

Live Like An Olympian!

It’s just about time for the 2012 Olympics! For 20 days, the world’s best athletes will showcase their abilities in an effort to win Gold: high jumpers, archers, basketball players, sprinters, cyclists, swimmers…each athlete will give his all! Each athlete has devoted years of their lives in order to execute in these defining moments. Like the [...]

A Christian Gentleman’s Take on Same-Sex Marriage

What makes a gentleman? Today, we call any man who conducts himself with distinction and grace a “gentleman.” But in the preface to his classic book, Mere Christianity, author C.S. Lewis gives a historical background on the word: “The word gentleman originally meant something recognizable; one who had a coat of arms and some landed [...]

Mark & Grace Driscoll: “Friend With Benefits” (GT Connext)

In the May/June issue of Gospel Today, we examined the topic of LOVE! In preparation for this issue I tried to look at as many resources on marriage, dating and love as I could. Among them, this particular message from Mark & Grace Driscoll hit home with me. They recently finished a great series based [...]

Did Whitney Houston Go to Heaven?

Much has been said and written about the life and death of Whitney Elizabeth Houston and still there is a politically incorrect but eternally  significant question regarding her life and death. Simply put, “Did Whitney Houston go to Heaven?” Kim Burrell said she did. Kevin Costner said she did. Marvin Winans, her eulogist, was expected [...]

What Every Christian Can Learn from Whitney Houston’s Life

In his book, “The Glory of Living: Keys to Releasing Your Personal Glory,” Myles Munroe writes: A bird was created to fly; therefore, the glory of a bird is to fly…. A fish was created to swim; therefore, the glory of a fish is to swim….That which is natural to a thing is its glory. [...]

Constants In the Midst of Change

Whether you’re in the middle of change you didn’t ask for or fighting for change you want to see come to reality, here are three constants that can help you navigate change. God’s Character – Who are we dealing with? Who is God!? It is His pleasure to reveal Himself to us; we only need to [...]

The Ultimate “Change-Agent”

First things are important: first impressions, first dates, first fruits. Have you ever considered Jesus’ first sermon? After stepping from eternity into time and walking among us for 30 years, surely the first words of Jesus’ earthly ministry would be telling. In fact, they are transformational—“Repent” says Jesus. Our world tells us that “Repent” means, [...]

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