Travis Agnew Your pregnancy: 30 weeks Click to enlarge How your baby’s growing: Your baby’s about 15.7 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. His eyesight continues to …
Today’s entry is number 3 on the New Testament images of the church: Branches on a Vine Nearing his imminent sacrifice upon the cross, Jesus emphasized that the church’s function was to be viewed as branches on a vine. In the Old Testament, Isaiah depicted the nation of Israel as the vine, but in the New Testament, Jesus assumed this …
The Vision of You concert is quickly approaching Greenwood, SC. Shane and Shane, Starfield, Bethany Dillon, and David Nasser are coming to North Side this Sunday night (Feb. 24) at 7:00. We still have some tickets at North Side which you can get at the front office through Thursday. We also have them at the Bookstore on Wednesday night and …
I was so glad to be able to preach at Erskine’s chapel today. Thanks to Paul Patrick for the invite. I always have a great time when I get to come to Erskine. Many of you Due Westers have been coming to North Side as of late, and I am hoping to get to know you guys some more, so …
Your pregnancy: 29 weeks Click to enlarge How your baby’s growing: Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash – see below) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To …
Today was week two in our series, Original Blues, where we looked at the “Death Blues.” Most of us have dealt with the sorrow associated with losing someone we love, or we are fearful that the reality of someone we love dying is coming around the corner. If you haven’t dealt with death yet, you will. But there’s nothing wrong …
The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book, Freshmen 15. You are literally picking up in the middle of a chapter entitled, “The Worldview.” Here goes: When it comes to how you view the world, I am worried that, in appearance, you look like you hold to a Christian worldview, but in reality, your actual perception of how the …
We’re just a little over a week before Shane and Shane come to North Side along with a whole crew full of talented ruckus. Remember you can get your tickets online, or you can get them in the North Side bookstore for $12, but $15 at the door. Here is a little video for you to enjoy them teaching their …
In the second installment of images of the church found in the New Testament, we come upon the bride of Christ. This phrase is used a lot, but how often do we really look into what it means? While we are servants and laborers to Christ, he is also chosen to call the universal church his one and only bride. …
Third conviction concerning worship by the iconic Rick Warren: 3. There is no correct style of worship. The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 12: “There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.“ God gives us only three requirements for worship. It …