It’s the most ridiculous penalty in all of college football. I wrote this blog while watching the Auburn vs. Northwestern game on New Year’s Day. At the end of a 17-play drive by Northwestern, an Auburn player intercepted a pass in the end zone and ran it back 100 yards for a touchdown. Continue reading “Excessive Celebration…Are You Kidding Me?” →

…and normally arrive about the same time. I learned that from my friend and one of my heroes, Ron Dunn. As I was thinking about the end of the first decade of the 21st century, I thought how true that observation really is. This decade has been filled with amazing stories. It’s also been a decade of tragic realities. We are no longer “safe” in America. September 11 changed the way we live. The rise of Islam, and particularly radical Islam, is something we will all deal with as long as we live. Continue reading “Good and Evil Run on Parallel Tracks…” →

I’ve asked that question a thousand times during my life and ministry. I’ve asked it about famous preachers who have been caught with prostitutes. I’ve asked it about friends who have lost their ministry because of adultery, pornography, and infidelity. I’ve asked it about church members who have thrown their lives and marriages away for a moment of fleeting pleasure. Continue reading “What Was He Thinking?” →

This has been an incredible year in the life of the church I pastor and in my family. We’ve seen God use Fireproof to touch millions with the gospel and to impact millions of marriages. The emails have flooded in, and every week we hear stories of restoration, redemption, grace and second chances. No, this is not sloppy agape—it’s genuine love that demands confession, repentance and a turning away from bad habits, attitudes, and actions. Continue reading “Thoughts on Family and Marriage” →

I am amazed by the lack of discernment in the body of Christ today. We hear half-truths and embrace them as if they are God incarnate. We listen without discernment. We lack the ability to hear what is being said and what is not being said. False teachers are masters at disguising their message and misleading their followers. Continue reading “The Danger of Errant Theology and Lack of Discernment” →