Book of the Week: Raising Dad

This week’s book of the week is Raising Dad by Thom S. Rainer and Art Rainer.  I am grateful to Chuck Lawless for recommending this book to me.  Lawless is the dean at the Billy Graham school at Southern Seminary.  His predecessor was Thom Rainer, now the president of LifeWay Christian Resources. In conversations with …

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My Son Has Learned to Say “No” (And I Taught Him)

Thanksgiving holiday was a great week for our family.  Having some days off of work created a lot of family time for us.  While most things were great this week, one addition to Obadiah’s vocabulary changed family morale greatly. Obadiah’s new favorite word is “no” (actually it is “nooooo” because he holds it out long …

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Joy to the World (Obie’s Dance Party)

I decided to try out the pre-mastered version of our Christmas CD on Obadiah the other morning.  You will hear a snippet of the first track, “Joy to the World,” and you will behold my son’s stellar dance moves (at some point, you will still hear audio but the video will freeze, that was around …

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Yes, I Now Own a Minivan, and I’m Proud of It

Travis Agnew is now the proud owner of a minivan. Julie Houser Gordy, Becky Knight Sutherland, Shonda Tolbert Rapp and 8 others like this. Julie Becky Shonda Kelly Laura Julie Lacy Katie Amy Brittaney See all… Teresa Nicole Dove haha 🙂 Yesterday at 7:40pm · Delete Drenda Sheek I miss mine sooooo much! It got totaled on I-95. It …

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“He Looks Just Like His Dad”

26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals, all the earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; He created him in the …

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Uncle Trav

I posted some pictures on Facebook and sent some Tweets last week updating everyone on the status of my sister and her baby, but I haven’t had time to post some stuff here.  So… My sister, Tara, and her husband Richard had a precious baby, Harper Elizabeth, who was born on Thursday @ 1:40 in …

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Parents Baptizing Children

Sunday night was a pretty big night for me.  It was the culmination of my 15-week project that I implemented at North Side that corresponded with my seminary research. If you want to know what has happened in the last fifteen weeks corresponding with my project: Crossroads Series GRACE Series Legacy Series Focus Group Church …

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Practical Leadership in the Home (What Does It Really Look Like?)

After Sunday’s message, I have heard a lot of encouraging words.  That message was difficult to preach.  Eph 6:1-4 is an in-your-face-passage.  It’s encouraging, but it is honest with how the home should be run. After a message like that, it is easy for fathers to walk away with motivation devoid of application.  You might …

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Disciplining and Discipling

North Side entered into week 4 of the 5-week series, “Legacy,” today. The band led with: My Savior Lives – New Life Worship Made to Worship – Chris Tomlin God of This City – Bluetree My Savior’s Love – Chris Tomlin The band did great.  Chris did great leading America’s attention to Jesus on this …

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Generational Hand Me Downs

Today at North Side, we talked about “Generational Hand-Me Downs.”  What is it that you are passing down through your legacy? In Ps. 78:1-8, the psalmist informs parents to pass down instruction concerning the Lord to the coming generations. While the psalmist reminds the people of their constant faithlessness in light of God’s faithfulness, he …

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