A Less-Than-Ideal Home

Today, we concluded the worship portion of the “Legacy” series.  Wow, God has done so much among us during this month of May.  I have heard so much positive words about what is going on in homes as a result of this series – praise God! I think my favorite portion of each week was going into the homes and …

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Freshman 15 Update

Thanks for all of you who bought Freshman 15 – I don’t know who all of you are, but thanks!  I pray God uses it in your life! I had some questions about ordering the book from Create Space.  If you order it, it says that you might not get the book until a few weeks.  The reason why is …

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How Are Your Minutes Used?

How are your minutes used?  I learned from Maxwell the need for self-discipline in his book Developing the Leader Within You. He wrote: Every person on the planet is given the same allotment of minutes in a day.  But each person’s level of self-discipline dictates how effectively those minutes are used. Since I have been personally working on this issue …

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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 be a dad who wants …

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Freshman 15 Released TODAY!

After a lot of time hyping this thing, it is finally here!  Order Freshman 15 here. Freshman 15 is my first book. Written as a guide for college students and graduating high schools seniors, this book encourages Christians to give weight to Christ in fifteen crucial areas during this pivotal time. Even if you aren’t a college student, buy some …

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Bailout #4 (You + Credit Cards = Danger)

I have a rule about spending: unless it is a house, car, or education, I don’t borrow money.  I do not have a credit card.  Once I got a job, I decided to save money for any spending that I needed to do, but I never borrowed money.  I definitely never borrowed money from family because that leads to scrutiny …

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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 special day.  The Grahams’ Home …

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Freshman 15

Freshman fifteen is an Americanized concept proposing that when students conclude their freshman year at college, they are approximately fifteen pounds heavier than when that school year began. Every college student will gain weight in college, but that doesn’t have to be a negative thing. People in the ancient world spoke of giving weight to something as giving it glory …

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Freshman 15 Release Date

After receiving the third proof copy, everything is a go for Freshman 15.  Woo hoo! I didn’t think I would ever see this day come.  So, here’s how you can get your copy: the official release date will be Tuesday, May 26th online.  I will post the link on how you can get your copy right here on my blog …

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