Month: May 2020

Preparing Your Church For The Second Wave

We’re all beginning to breathe a sigh of relief as it appears the lock-down measures are being slowly relaxed across our country. Many churches are worshiping outdoors, some are even beginning to return to indoor worship services. But experts across the country and the world urge us to be prepared to live with COVID-19 for …

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Episode 15: Race Relations and The Church with Stephen Splawn Part 1

How should the white evangelical church help to heal the racial divide in our country? Today, I speak with Stephen Splawn from the SC Baptist Convention about race relations, country music, and sushi. We also address some more serious issues like stereotypes and injustice. Listen in to see how you can do your part to make a difference in your own church.

Episode 14- Checklist For A Healthy Church

Everyone wants to be a part of a healthy church, but not everyone knows how to get there. There are tons of resources on what a healthy church is and what a healthy church should look like. But, if we were to boil all of that down to six necessary components, what would they be and what would that puzzle look like? Here’s an ordinary guide to a healthy church.

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The Humbling Power of Age

I’m not an old man. Not yet. But, my body regularly reminds me that I am not young anymore. It reminds me even though I’m still in pretty good shape. I can hold my own in the gym. I still run enough to be considered “in shape,” and I can fit into pants that I …

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Detox: A Post-Quarantine Plan to Simplify Your Life

One of my favorite books on the approrpriate uses of technology in our lives is Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism. Newport doesn’t argue that technology is bad, but that the uncritical consumption of technology serves to distract us and keep us from living lives of focus, intentionality, and joy. One of the strategies he espouses for …

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Episode 13: An Ordinary Guide to Social Media

Does social media wear you out? Does it seem to be negative all the time? Maybe you agree with a friend who once told me, “Nothing on social media makes me like my friend more, but it does often make me like people less.” The Bible doesn’t mention social media, but it has a lot to say about how we use words. This episode of the Ordinary Christian Podcast will help you monitor your own social media posts.

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Did God Really Say…?

In the Garden of Eden, Satan tempted Eve and Adam to question God’s Word. Ironically, in the midst of her conversation with the Tempter, Eve did not take away from God’s word, instead, she added to it saying, “God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst …

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Parents, Don’t Give Up

It’s 4:30 in the morning and you hear a noise. You are startled, but you don’t reach for a gun or a bat because you quickly realize that the noise is a voice. Not just any voice. It is one of your kids. “I threw up.” No alarm clock gets you out of bed as …

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