The Futility of Groundhog Day (And Other Shadows Haunting You)

  The groundhog has spoken. And it’s bad news. Punxsutawney Phil has emerged to see his shadow before chilly revelers in Pennsylvania, meaning winter will last another six weeks. German tradition holds that if a hibernating animal sees its shadow on Feb. 2 — the Christian holiday of Candlemas — winter will last another six weeks. …

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What’s Your Favorite Worship Song? And Why?

  At times in my life, there has been one song that has impacted me.  Someone wrote the words that my heart had been singing. At high school graduation, it was Steven Curtis Chapman’s “Speechless.”  In Japan, it was Vineyard UK’s “Hungry.”  A year ago, Leeland’s “May Our Praise” was my daily anthem.  Right now, …

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Jesus: More Than a Role Model

Continuing on in the True[ish] series, North Side focused on “Jesus: More Than a Role Model” today.  A time to celebrate the cross and remember Christ’s sacrifice through observing communion. Today, we worshiped to: Here I Am to Worship – Tim Hughes Amazing Grace – Chris Tomlin (NS Worship Version) In Christ Alone – Stuart …

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Book of the Week: Making Vision Stick

This week’s book of the week was Andy Stanley’s Making Vision Stick. Stanley is the pastor of North Point Community Church.  He is one of the smartest leaders I have ever had the privilege to be taught by.  The guy breathes organization and systems.  He is often criticized for his use of corporate leadership within the …

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Who Loves the NS Worship Team?

Who loves the North Side Worship Team?  I, for one, do!  And I bet you do too. Take for instance the tech team.  Without those talented techies, you wouldn’t be able to hear or see a thing on Sundays.  They are amazing team players! Or what about the music team?  Such gifted and yet humble …

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Hiding God’s Word In Your Heart

One way you can make doctrines stick with you longer is by utilizing Scripture memory. The Bible repeatedly encourages Scripture memorization. If we hide it in our hearts (Ps 119:11), then the Word of God is with us even when the leather-bound edition of it may not be near our hands. You can memorize and …

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Adoption Ministry (Here We Go…)

If you were like me, you were overwhelmed a couple of weeks ago with the amount of people saying “yes” to God’s call to address the needs of orphans in this world.  What an honor to be a part of a movement of God like this!  We had over 150 show up for an adoption …

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Confession: I’m a Horrible Shepherd

North Side hosted its first Shepherding the Shepherd Conference this weekend.  Jamie and his crew did a fantabulous job putting this event on!  Friday night, we gathered all our shepherds for an appreciation dinner.  Allen Levi entertained us, and Kickers cooked for it.  Great night! Saturday morning, we had some shepherd development (for those not …

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Man: More Than Meets the Eye

The above picture is a shot reveals part of our wonderful tech team from this morning.  Without these chipper souls, you wouldn’t know what to sing or see on Sunday mornings.  Our volunteers are the best due to their skills and their hearts!  What wonderful people I get to work with! I got to get …

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Book of the Week: The Reason for God

This week’s book of the week is Timothy Keller’s The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism.  You can listen to him explain the book in the video above.  My college roommate, Phillip, told me about how great Keller’s writings were, and since I started my religion course back, I thought this would …

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