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This is the family covenant that drives MTVchurch. Read more
This is the family covenant that drives MTVchurch. Read more
If Christmas is about relationships, not retail, then how can we lean into relationships to have the best Christmas ever? Read more
Let's be honest: sometimes church people are weird. Here are 9 types of quirky people that might be in your church. Read more
There are many reasons to avoid 'worship wars,' but here are 9 reasons why purposefully engaging in them can be a net positive for your church. Read more
Don't feel guilty about reading this post. Here are 7 reasons your marriage might be struggling. Read more
Funerals aren't supposed to be fun, are they? Step into my world as a pastor as I tell you the story of the funnest funeral I ever got to be a part of. Read more
This will be the last Morning Brew for the foreseeable future. I’ve enjoyed writing it, but it hasn’t gotten the traction I was hoping for. Thanks everyone! Do you live by faith or by sight? I know that seems easy to answer as a Christian, we should all live by faith, right? But let’s dig a little deeper. In 2 Corinthians 5, Paul gives us the famous statement to live by faith, not by sight. But the context is slightly... Read more
Share this please. Spread the word. Make this go viral. I’m serious. If you’re a mother in a desperate moment, and if you’re considering doing harm to your child because you can’t take it anymore, please don’t. Contact me. My wife and I will raise your child in a loving, warm, healthy Christian family. Over the last two days I’ve read two horrific accounts of child neglect and abuse. The first was of an 8-year-old charged with manslaughter in the... Read more
Are you being a living picture of God’s word to the world? Ezekiel was a weird guy, let’s be honest. Read his book of prophecy, and God asked him to do some cuh-razy stuff. Ezekiel’s prophetic ministry is different than most in that he’s prophesying to the people of Judah exiled in Babylon. In Ezekiel’s day, judgement is in motion with the destruction of Jerusalem, but God is still speaking to his people. In Ezekiel 5, God gives Ezekiel another odd... Read more
Who can you comfort today? Did you know that this is a task and privilege for all Christians? Look at how Paul describes this glorious responsibility to the early believers in Corinth: 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Compassion and... Read more
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