(Below is an article I wrote for a national publication in May of 2011) Saying “I do” is easy. Committing to “for better or for worse” appears to be more difficult. Marriage in what is commonly referred to as the “Bible Belt,” the primarily southern and midwestern states known for their more conservative values is in decline and has been for the past two decades. […]
It was less than twenty-four hours after our government announced the death of one of the world’s most renowned terrorist, Osama bin Laden, when I was attending our monthly men’s gathering at my home church, Grace Chapel, located in Leipers Fork, just south of Nashville, Tennessee. You might imagine the chatter around the dozens of tables as few hundred men broke bread together. Discussion of bin Laden’s death dominated the conversation and opinions varied greatly, but most weighted in on the side of relief, joy and glee. But wait, this wasn’t just any men’s group. It was a gathering of Christian men. […]
(Note: The “Never Again” list was written by James David Snow and is widely circulated on the internet but I don’t know who to credit as the author of the preface below. Regardless, it’s a great reminder on how we as Christians need to think.) Real success in life comes from knowing and acting upon the Word of God. As it states in Joshua 1:8: “This Book of the Law [the Word of God] shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” […]