A Pastor’s Wish List (John Deere?)

Yesterday, you might have spotted members of North Side’s staff cruising around in the NS van in random places with video cameras and all. Why was Jeff seen on a John Deere tractor (and many other things)?  It’s part of his attempt at a wish list.  When I say random, I mean random.  You will be able to some of …

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Wilderness Companions

Jeff and I normally catch up Sunday mornings at about 7:30 in the video room.  We’ll talk about the weekend or a crazy idea we had over the weekend.  I love it on those mornings when he walks in and says he’s going to call an audible. Jeff preached the “Weakened Defenses” message he had planned on preaching in about …

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Worship Leading Excellence: Honoring or Distracting?

Last night, in our worship team training, I asked the question: when does excellence in leading worship become a distraction? As we are spending this month focusing on worship value #3: capability – leading with excellence, a tension arose in my mind.  Psalm 33:3 says: “Sing to Him a new song, play skillfully with a shout of joy.”  As musicians, …

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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 the time Obie tried to …

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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. Al Mohler is a hugger …

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Owning Our Mistakes

Last night in C-Group, we spent some extra time studying Exodus 32 concerning the Israelites fashioning the golden calf when Moses was MIA from the group for too long.  Moses is receiving the 10 commandments and other important info from the LORD Himself, and the people get restless.  They encourage Aaron to help God out, and so Aaron gets everyone …

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When God Takes Too Long

Another great Sunday @ North Side! We took some time at the beginning of the service today to get everyone at church to fill out a survey today.  The survey was a way of evaluating how connected our church is.  If you didn’t get to pick one up today, make sure to get one next week at the information desk …

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Christmas CD in the Mail

Today is the day!  We are uploading the CD graphics and mailing the audio files for North Side Worship’s Christmas CD to start production.  We have a few things to finish before sending it off, but I am so pleased with it.  I can’t wait for you to hear it.  The plan is for it to be released Sunday, December …

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Help! I’m a Broke College Student

Our college group at my church was traveling to invest in some children at a missions project during the summer, and I was driving one of the vans full of students. I had just finished reading Dave Ramsey’s, The Total Money Makeover, and I was befuddled at some of the stats I read. I polled those riding on the van …

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