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Following Up The Vision-Casting Post
Last week when I posted "Why I Am Not A Vision-Casting Pastor" I assumed it would cause some amount of controversy. I've had some wonderful public and private dialog with both supporters and critics...
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8 Reasons We Use Pew Bibles Instead Of Projection
We use pew Bibles at the church I serve.Well, we don't have pews. We have cushioned chairs. So technically we have "chair-back Bibles," but the idea is the same. It might seem antiquated or out of...
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Saint Patrick, The Trinity, and the Greatest Video
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! I am very concerned for the state of the Church these days. Especially in the realms of the Trinity and preaching the Bible. Videos like this one produced by The Lutheran...
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4 Good Things About The Crossover Alliance Kickstarter
Today marks the first in a thirty day attempt to fund the newly launched publishing company, The Crossover Alliance. For the better part of the last year I've been on the launch team, planning to make...
View ArticleAn Opportunity to Grow in the Art of Preaching
My preaching mentor, J. Kent Edwards has recorded a number of Mobil Education courses through Logos Bible Software. You can learn online from the courses or, better yet, get some hands on training...
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A Prayer for The Crossover Alliance
We've been planning the launch of The Crossover Alliance for quite some time. As we prepared the Kickstarter campaign I offered this prayer to our group (David N. Alderman, Mark Carver, Jess Hanna,...
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Another Prayer for The Crossover Alliance
As the Kickstarter for The Crossover Alliance moves toward its end, I wanted to share another prayer I offered to our group a week back (David N. Alderman, Mark Carver, Jess Hanna, and Peter...
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Interview on 3LC Publishing
3LC Publishing featured me in an interview for their "In God's Image" series. Over the course of the interview I talked about my writings, the Untold Podcast, and preaching with a creative flare. Head...
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Review: Preaching With Accuracy
Summary: Randal E. Pelton presents a concise textbook for "Big Idea" preaching, which focuses on connecting the big idea to Christ-Centered sermons. Review: In general, I agree with Pelton's preaching...
View ArticlePrayers and Planned Parenthood
I am hesitant to write this post. At one point in my ministry I was a fire-breathing activist type, but these days most of that fiery passion has been poured into my preaching ministry. I don't want...
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Reveiw: 40 Questions About Baptism and the Lord's Supper
Summary: Dr. John S. Hammett explores the two ordinances of the Church, the Lord's Supper and Baptism, from a scholarly Baptist perspective. Review: As Hammett acknowledges in the beginning of the...
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Lovecraft and Eschatology Post On Speculative Faith
A few weeks back E. Stephen Burnett asked me to write a guest post over at the Speculative Faith blog. I agreed and had no idea what to write about. For a few years I've kicked around a theory about...
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Review: Backstage by Aaron Lunsford
Summary: Aaron Lunsford, drummer for the indie Christian rock band As Cities Burn, writes a memoir following the band's pursuit of success, bitter failures, and difficult relationships.Review: I have...
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Beast by Marker Carver Releases Today!
Today The Crossover Alliance releases their third book, Beast by Mark Carver and Michael Anatra. Beast is a character driven, action novel set on a massive oil rig. Here's the blurb: MAN UP.MFEC-19,...
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The Emotional Response to Doctor Assisted Suicide
Doctor assisted suicide is starting to gain support in the United States. I think it's important to divide these types of issues into two parts. There needs to be an intellectual answer to these...
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Review: Death's Doors by Lars Walker
“There are always great men, and they always need support,” said Haakon. Summary: In the near future, suicide is a constitutional right. Tom Galloway is just an ordinary single parent, trying to keep...
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Review - Write This Down: Foundations EP
I discovered Write This Down a few years back and purchased every album I could find.I come back to them often when I listen to music. They're heavy and impassioned. They understood how to create...
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Review - Reordering the Trinity
"Our math classes tell us 1+1+1=3, but 1x1x1=1. God is "the three times God." When you talk to Jesus, you are talking to God. When you talk with the Father, you are talking to God. And when you talk...
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8,000 Miles Away On Our Anniversary
Today is my ninth anniversary and I am 8,000 miles away from my wife. I have known my wife for over twelve years. We’ve been inseparable throughout that time.But for this season, God has called me to...
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