Today, we wrapped up our Life Focus series, “Leaving Planet Self.” Man, this has been a great journey that God has brought us on! We started out learning that pride kills but humility heals. And throughout the entire series, we have heard so much feedback from people saying that they have acknowledged the grip of pride in their lives, and …
I’m about 15% complete of a first draft of a book I am writing. You are probably thinking, “Travis isn’t that smart about anything, what could he possible write about?” And you are absolutely right. And those are exactly the excuses I have been using for the last year while this idea has been on my heart. So I am …
In my fascination with bad church signs, I once came across this one: It reads: ‘ANAL CONVENTION MAY 9_12 LORD WE – JUST WANT TO THANK YOU” You know, you never really understood the value of spellcheck until this picture, did ya? I guess that is supposed to be some type of abbreviation for an annual convention, but it didn’t …
Yesterday, a group from our staff went to Phil McMinn’s funeral. I posted about the tragedy associated with Phil’s death earlier this week. We went over to South Main and we had to go over to the overflow room because the sanctuary was so full. The overflow room was full as well. The pre-service worship started and through the video …
You can measure your humility with God by measuring your humility with others. Worship Songs for the Day: Humble Thyself – Luna Halo You Must Increase – Matt Redman He is Exalted – Shane and Shane We Exalt Thee – Israel Houghton Your Grace is Enough – Chris Tomlin When I Think About the Lord – Shane and Shane Surrender …
You may have already heard by now, but a brother in Christ has gone to be with the Lord today. His name is Dr. Phillip Keith McMinn, and he is the pastor of South Main Street Baptist Church here in Greenwood, SC. Details are still coming in, but I do know that he was involved in a single-car accident commuting …
You are not reading incorrectly. 2008 is all wrapped up. The picture above is of the whiteboard in my office. On this whiteboard is 52 weeks of big ideas for teaching at North Side designed for 2008. We spent a long time praying, studying, thinking, and talking about where North Side is spiritually and what the Bible says about those …
It’s always a great service when Jeff picks up a guitar. Jeff talked about how great of a guitar player he was when he lived in a town where no one else played the guitar. But then he moved to Greenwood where everyone plays the guitar. He once thought he was really good until he got around people who were …
Coming Spring 2008…
In the last few months, I have really begun to think about where our culture is and where it is heading. Follow my random thoughts for a moment on the undercurrent of our culture’s direction: 10 years ago, the most watched TV shows were comedy and dramas. This genre dominated the airwaves. 10 years ago, the most common use of …
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