Facebook is a wonderful thing. That is, until it’s not. The purpose of social networks is simple: to connect people to other people....

Normal isn’t working, especially in our families. Think about it… What’s normal look like in our families? Disconnected: Parents and...

Perhaps you’ve noticed… Normal is not working. For the last few weeks at Vortex we’ve been focusing on the kind of different God wants us...

I remember lots of things my parents did at Christmas. I remember them helping me write letters to Santa, our meals together, and...

Too often we define our lives through big moments. When we define our lives through big moments, our lives look a lot like this: I’m a...

I read an article this week that stated drinking one can of soda a day can have the same aging affect on our body as smoking cigarettes....

One, primary lesson in dealing with pregnant women, as a man, is to never tell them, “I know what you’re going through.” You can’t...

Let me simply say a few foundation thoughts that should frame how we think about everything: If the Bible says it, then we believe it. If...

It’s amazing to me that the things we do to “live it up” actually leave us feeling less alive. Real life must not look like our ways...

My daughter Adahlae had a birthday yesterday. She’s now three years old. No longer a toddler, now a little girl. We waited a long time...

I read a story on Bill Gate’s management style several years ago. Apparently his employees measured how good their product or performance...

Here’s the breaking story on Hobby Lobby from TIME.COM. Whenever Christians are in the news fighting for religious freedom I always try...

Great teachers reduce complicated truth down to simple statements. That’s why the simplest of sayings can contain the most significant...

This is a reblog from Thom Rainer, the president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources and former president of Southern Seminary. For...

Public schools in America give us a beautiful gift around this time of year: summer. Summer translates into many different words for us...

Every year we take a day off as a country to honor the men and women who have sacrificed to sustain the freedom that we enjoy. These...

Ten years ago today I married my wife. I think that marrying Amanda was pretty much the most significant decision I’ve made outside of...

My friend Seth won the North Carolina Championship 5K this past weekend. Seth is a part of our church staff. He actually moved to North...

Every relationship relies on communication. We often think of relationships through titles… boyfriend, mother, best friend, wife, boss,...

You’re going to fight. That’s a good thing; it’s the tension of iron sharpening iron (Proverbs 17:17). If you’ll let it, that tension...