The Southway Series part 2: The Comfort Challenge
From two years ago…with some “today” additions…. Southway, she’s a very “huggable” bride. She and her individual members, have hugged Mandy and I so much that it’s actually been an adjustment. At...
View ArticleAttebury preached, but Atta-boy and Atta-girl to SCC
James Attebury preached on “How Firm a Foundation” from Psalm 119: 89-96 this past Sunday. James did a great job in explaining the text and its meaning/relevance to us. One line James said that will...
View ArticleFive Challenges Southway Will Face: The Clarity Challenge
While I am (and seriously, I am) thankful for the text message/twitter revolution, such devices are robbing us as a culture of something quite precious and vital. Seriously, just think about text lingo...
View ArticleSpurgeon on Psalm 103
Last week I mentioned that Psalm 103 was one of my favorite passages of Scripture. This week I wanted to share with you a section from Charles Spurgeon’s “Treasury of David.” Spurgeon comments on the...
View ArticleWhether I Like or Not..I Must Learn to Love It
NOTE: I know that the title is a shortened version of a famous catch phrase, but it really fits. At the risk of talking about a subject that has been dissected worse than any high school frog or rat,...
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One of My Root Idols: CONTROL
As I have been thinking and praying through our idolatry series “Living Beyond Ourselves,” I have been forced to confront one of my own root idols. (See yesterday’s blog post for more on root idols)...
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Evidences of Grace: A Helpful Reminder
Today during our staff meeting, we engaged in an exercise that we have done before, which is to pause and identify evidences of God’s grace in our faith family. I want to take time out to encourage...
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Good Frustrations?
I know that everyone everywhere deals with frustrations ranging from silly to serious: SILLY: The movie you were going to see but kept putting off for a few weeks, leaves the theater the week before...
View ArticleGratitude
Recently, my girlfriend invited me to participate in a spiritual discipline with her. Every day, we sit down and think of five things that we can thank God for. Once we have our lists, we share them...
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Contending without Being Contentious
Recently I have been reading Jude during my devotional time. Jude is a small, yet powerful book, and the subject matter is very timely for a Christian in today’s world, as it deals with standing for...
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