The 8-Point Social-Media Apostasy of Alan Jacobs–Alan Jacobs—Distinguished Professor of the Humanities in the Honors Program at Baylor University and a writer on culture and technology (among many other things)—recently detailed his plans to scale back his use of technology (unfollowing everyone on Twitter, dropping Tumblr and Instagram, writing by hand, listening to music on …
School mornings in our home can be an absolute nightmare. Our local elementary school begins the day at 7:30 (yes, in the morning) which means getting the kids up before 6:30 and out the door no later than 7:15 (so at least we live close). I take our kids to school most days; it is …
Writing in the 40’s, C.S. Lewis found himself “constantly opposed not by the irreligion of our hearers but by their real religion.” The “real religion” of the popular world of Lewis’ time was one that he defined as Pantheism. Pantheism is the religious idea that the universe or nature is one with the divine. Pantheistic …
Recently, after my children had a disagreement and one apologized to the other, the response to the apology came as, “Don’t worry about it, its OK.” Angela quickly responded, “No, its not OK. We should forgive others, but forgiveness does not mean that its OK to do wrong things.” Yes, thats one reason why I …
The Me Time Myth— This article is very beneficial. I’m beginning to see some who are divorcing Chrsitian responsibility and ministry from their family. “Me Time isn’t the glorious missing piece in our lives. Life actually isn’t all about us, as some would have us believe. Our time belongs to God, to our children and …
Occasionally, I read something and think, “wow, that’s exactly what I’ve been thinking, but didn’t know how to say” (it happened in this book recently on evangelism and discipleship). This morning I read a quote in a blog article that said exactly what I’ve been thinking, but couldn’t really put into words. The article/post was …
I am fond of computers and technology. Technology does much to enhance our lives and can make us more productive (Though, it can actually work in the reverse). The rise of the computer and high speed internet brought about a brand new world for pornography. This issue is front and center for the church. In …
Parenting By The Book–Ephesians 6:1-4 from Malvern Hill Baptist Church on Vimeo.
As I prepare for my sermon this Sunday, I’d like your help. I’ve created a short survey that you can complete in just a few minutes to help me learn about family values. Your responses are completely confidential and the survey shouldn’t take more than 3 or 4 minutes. Your involvement in this process will …
As a father and a pastor, I sometimes struggle to discipline with love when it comes to teaching and disciplining my children. God is continuing to remind me of how He teaches and disciplines me, and how that should carry over to my children. I was encouraged by the piece below that was posted on …