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2019
Four Plumblines to Parent with Grace
What does it mean to be a Gospel-centered parent? As a youth minister who is also a parent, I certainly don’t have all the answers, but I may have a …
2019
Why Do Men Love To Fish?
By Robert Lane “Fish,” he said, “I love you and respect you very much. But I will kill you dead before this day ends.” ― Ernest Hemingway (The Old Man and …
2019
2 Books That Help Us Understand Race and Unity in the Church
Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America By Christian Smith & Michael Emerson “From the isolated, individualistic perspective of most white evangelicals and many other …
2018
Our Favorite Books for College Students
We pride ourselves on high-quality teaching, but relational discipleship is at the core of our existence. Our passion is equipping students to grow and develop into mature followers of Christ, …
2018
6 Resources that Help us Understand Creation, the Bible, and Science
Zach Mabry is our resident apologetics professor and he loves teaching Christians how to biblically interact with the topics of Creation, Evolution, and Science. Most recently, he taught a breakout …
2018
5 Tools that Aid Faithful, Expositional Preaching
One of the most important responsibilities (joys) we have as preachers of the Gospel is to rightly divide the Word of Truth for our people. As pastors and student pastors …
2018
Developing Spiritual Strength (in Christ)
Developing spiritual strength should be a natural thing in our walk with Christ. But, why does it feel so difficult sometimes? Why do we feel stuck in the mud in …
2018
Trying to Love Like Jesus
This excerpt is a journal entry I wrote in 2014 when we were in Uganda spending our first few days with JuJu and Moses, my two youngest. It was a …
2018
Let Doubt Drive You to Christ
“Oh the depth of the riches, the wisdom, and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways! ‘For who has known the mind of the Lord, …
2017
Center Grove Baptist: The First Week of Camp at Snowbird
Winter 1997. The year a North Carolina youth pastor came across a magazine ad for a student camp that would change everything. Snowbird’s founders had been in the planning stages …