Shake-n-Shine Update

As you probably have heard, Erskine‘s cafeteria caught fire Thursday night.  For those of you heading out to Shake-n-Shine on Monday, don’t fret, you will get some food. They have set it up to where the camp will be eating over at Dixie High School.  All the rest of camp will still be in the …

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92 Degrees on a Flatbed

Amy got our praise band a place to serve on this lovely Saturday.  The Salvation Army Church was throwing a neighborhood party and wanted some musicians on a flatbed truck.  I am so thankful that they picked it on a day that is supposed to get up to 92 degrees!  That means I got to …

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Nantahala

We took a crew down the Nantahala rapids yesterday in Bryson City, NC.  It was Fred‘s birthday, and so we forgave him for getting us lost on the way.  It was just a hodge podge of people – youth, college, adults (Kyle stated, “uh, that means that I am one of the adults now…” – …

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Starting Early

We had another great night with Impact Teams last night. I haven’t heard all the stories yet, but I know that my team had a great time. We had a bunch of new help last night (thanks so much), and I imagine that if you are like me, you feel more blessed by serving than …

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Impact Team List

Alrighty!  We had a great first week at Impact Teams, and we have new assignments for tonight (Wednesday).  Many of you have been asking what the needs are, well here is the list for tonight: Yard Work Team – Mowing, weed-eating, raking, cutting, and everything in between (for a bunch of houses)  Epworth Camp – …

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Wow. What a Sunday.

I got to church before 7 yesterday morning because I wanted to make sure everything was ready to roll. I went to ask Jeff what Scripture he would be using that morning to put it in the computer, and he told me to come into his office. He said he felt like he needed to …

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NSU – Night #1

We had a great first night at NSU. A lot of people showed up for all of the six classes. I had a blast in our Hermeneutics class. Your attendance showed that all of you really want to understand the Bible better. That’s fantastic! You guys listened so great through the beginning foundational stuff and …

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God’s Pursuit

I was so excited to be back at North Side this week. I’ve been gone for too long, gone to other churches, and I was just ready to be back with our family. And it was a wonderful time today! Today, we worshiped to these songs (and boy, did the praise band sound great and …

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The Master Plan of Evangelism

The time spent Wednesday and Thursday in class was unforgettable. My cohort was taught by Dr. Robert Coleman. If you don’t know that name, you should. Dr. Coleman has been a mentor of mine from afar since 2000. This week, I got to thank him for that face to face. Dr. Coleman wrote a book …

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NSU This Sunday

North Side U is starting this Sunday, and I’m so excited about the class that I am teaching: Hermeneutics. Don’t let the big word scare you, it’s about reading the Bible for all its worth. I mean it can’t be hard if I’m using stick people to teach it. Have you ever read a passage …

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