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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Help for Haiti

Help for Haiti All of us have been devastated over the recent days with the images that have come across our screens.  The chaos present in Haiti is overwhelming.  As the church, we are called to meet those needs. There are many great organizations for you to give to in order to help, and we …

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Top 10 Quotes from Graduation Day

Today was a celebratory day for me.  School is forever complete!  Here are the top 10 quotes from today’s festivities in no particular order: “Graduates of the Southern Seminary class of December 2009, if you aim to finish what you start in ministry, you will aim too low or finish what is not Christ’s.” -Dr. …

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Officially Done with School

  I am officially forever done with school. Friday morning I mailed off five copies of my 167 page doctoral project to be bound.  Later that afternoon, I filled out the last bits of paperwork needed for graduation.  The only thing I have left to do is walk across a stage and determine if Dr. …

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Lander BCM: What to Do With the Letter You Received

If you are reading this and you are a Lander BCM student, you probably have already received your letter in the mail.  This letter was different than most mail you receive, this is a letter you sent to yourself.  You wrote this on September 17th.  I told you that I would give you about two …

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Only 2 Months – Lander BCM

With everything that happened this weekend, I haven’t had a chance to share with you the great time I had with Lander’s BCM group for the last two Thursday nights.  The picture above is their leadership team for this year.  I have never seen such a group with so much potential, enthusiasm, and commitment.  If …

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It’s Go Time

It’s Friday morning.  5:30am.  It’s go time. It’s time to defend my doctoral project to my doctoral committee at Southern Seminary. The Taurus is ready.  Granola bar in hand, let’s do this thing. Schedule: 5:30am – Leave Greenwood 8:30am – Get gas, stretch the back in Jefferson City, TN 12:45pm – Get lunch in Louisville, …

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Do Baptists Believe in Healing?

“Sometimes I think when we are sick we are more concerned about healing than we are about the glory of God.” -Jeff Lethco That statement was taken from Jeff’s message today on “Do Baptists believe in healing?” as we continued through our “You Asked for It” series.  Jeff did a great job going through the Scriptures. …

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Deadline Day

This is a picture of my desktop: You may think, “That’s a lot of stuff.”  In reality, it’s not enough.  I have a LifeWay writing deadline today and I got to pick up the pace.  I am writing curriculum for their “I (Still) Do” series to come out in May 2010. The learner guide deadline …

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To Nashville and Back

I had a blast going to Nashville and back this week.  I have been asked to write for LifeWay’s Life Truths Adult Sunday School curriculum (what an honor – thanks guys).  So Monday morning, I headed up to Nashville to the giant megaplex of One LifeWay Plaza, worked until 9:30, worked all day and night …

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