“I’m having a really hard time breathing.” One day earlier, our oldest daughter had stayed home from work because of a low-grade fever. By the time Hannah called us from her apartment, the fever had refused to recede, and she was struggling to breathe. “Drive yourself to the emergency room,” my wife told her, “and […]
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Study: Read through the Greek New Testament in a Year
After a few years of using other Bible reading plans, I’m returning in 2020 to a plan that I’ve used in the past to read through the New Testament in Greek each year. The plan that I’ve found most useful for that is one from Denny Burk, which is based on a plan prepared by […]
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Culture: The Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Metanarrative of God
Every human being is hungry for a single overarching storyline that ties all of our smaller stories together. Since 2008, evidence for this hunger has been as close as your nearest cinema. That’s when the release of Iron Man marked the genesis of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is not merely a series of movies, neatly […]
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Family Ministry: DiscipleGuide Church Leaders Cruise
Interested in apologetics and family ministry? If so, then you’re likely to be interested in this upcoming conference. God willing, I will be part of an experience in January 2018 that will bring together apologetics and family ministry in a way that will equip you and your church’s staff for far more effective future ministry.
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Blog: Most-Read Posts of 2016 and Plans for 2017
Around twenty-seven thousand people racked up nearly one hundred thousand views of this blog in 2016. If you were one of them, thank you! Since there are no advertisements on my site, I don’t profit from any of the content. And so, if you’ve profited from what I’ve written, please consider purchasing a book (or two […]
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Family Ministry: How Adoption Taught Me to Trust My Heavenly Father More
Thirteen years ago this week, we finalized the adoption of our first child. In the spring of 2003, a seven-year-old girl had struggled up the front steps of our home in Oklahoma, tattered vinyl suitcase clutched to her chest. In the room where we had wept so often for the baby that never came, I […]
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Giveaway: Win a Free How We Got the Bible Timeline
This week, 480 years ago, William Tyndale was executed and burned at the stake. Tyndale, perhaps more than any other individual, helped to make the Bible accessible to English-speaking people. And so, I’m giving away three timelines this week to help you to understand how we got the Bible! You’ll need a Twitter account and […]
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D6 Conference: Planning Your Time in Louisville
Beginning tomorrow, hundreds of church leaders will arrive in the city of Louisville to attend this year’s D6 Conference. If you’re not familiar with D6, it’s far more than a conference; it’s a place where ministry teams can gather each year to learn, worship, pray, and strategize about how to embed God’s truth in the lives of the next […]
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Giveaway: Win a Free Copy of How We Got the Bible
If you’re interested in winning a free copy of How We Got the Bible, I’m giving away multiple copies this week! To be entered for a chance to win, simply click this link: How We Got the Bible Giveaway You’ll need to have a Twitter account and an Amazon account to enter the contest for […]
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Family Ministry: D6 Conference in Louisville
Every year, I look forward to attending and speaking at the premier family ministry conference in the United States, coming up September 21-23 this year in Louisville. The conference is known as D6—short for “Deuteronomy 6”—and I’ll be speaking twice at the D6 Conference this year. Here are the two topics that I’ll be addressing:
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Family Ministry: Parenting Conference in St. Louis
How can God’s story reshape the way you parent your children? That’s the question that I’ll be answering at an upcoming parenting conference in the city of St. Louis!
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Giveaway: Win a Free Family Ministry Field Guide
Here’s what The Gospel Coalition had to say about Family Ministry Field Guide: Family Ministry Field Guide is not a cure-all for family ministry, and it doesn’t claim to be. Therefore, anyone who comes to this book looking for all the Bible says about families will be disappointed. But so will the person who comes […]
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Family Ministry: Join Me for Free Dinner and Family Ministry Forum at D6 Conference in Louisville
Are you planning to attend the D6 Conference in Louisville? While you’re enjoying D6 Louisville, the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism, and Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary wants: * to take you to dinner, * to provide you with transportation to and from dinner, * to give you an opportunity to receive […]
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PROOF: #24HoursUntilPROOF Winners
The winners of today’s contest were Mark Kuykendall and Bill Haynes! Both of them will be receiving free, signed copies of PROOF: Finding Freedom through the Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace. There will be one last giveaway tomorrow, on the day the book is released, so keep on posting!
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PROOF: Win a Free Signed Copy of PROOF Today #24HoursUntilPROOF
If you’re interested in winning a free copy of PROOF today, post the message below on Facebook, Twitter, or both: Perseverance doesn’t mean we work for salvation; it means we work out what God already guaranteed. #24HoursUntilPROOF tiny.cc/PRF Tonight, my children will randomly choose one winner from Facebook and one winner from Twitter. If you’re […]
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PROOF: #2DaysUntilPROOF Winners
The winners of today’s contest were Tim Hawkins and Kenneth Bruce! Both of them will be receiving free, signed copies of PROOF: Finding Freedom through the Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace.
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PROOF: Win a Free Signed Copy of PROOF Today #2DaysUntilPROOF
If you’re interested in winning a free copy of PROOF today, post the message below on Facebook, Twitter, or both: God’s overcoming grace isn’t merely his pardon for sin; it’s his power at work in my powerless life. #2DaysUntilPROOF http://tiny.cc/PRF Tonight, my children will randomly choose one winner from Facebook and one winner from Twitter. […]
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PROOF: #5DaysUntilPROOF Winners
The winners of today’s contest were Matt McCraw and Ben Curtis! Both of them will be receiving free, signed copies of PROOF: Finding Freedom through the Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace.
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PROOF: Win a Free Signed Copy of PROOF Today #5DaysUntilPROOF
If you’re interested in winning a free copy of PROOF today, post the message below on Facebook, Twitter, or both: God’s choice to adopt us as his children had nothing to do with anything we have done or might do. #5DaysUntilPROOF http://tiny.cc/PRF Tonight, my children will once again randomly choose two winners, one winner from […]
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PROOF: #7DaysUntilPROOF Winners
The winners of today’s contest were Jason Pisani and Ryan K. Boyd! Both of them will be receiving free, signed copies of PROOF: Finding Freedom through the Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace.
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