Crisis of Belief

Another great Sunday today.  We have one more week of Experiencing God after today, and this series has been huge in the life of our church.  Each week, I hear more and more of all that God has been doing in the lives of people at North Side.  People are truly living with their eyes wide open and God is …

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3 Month Checkup

We took Obadiah for his three month checkup yesterday (even though he’s 14 weeks old). Obadiah is now 17lbs and 1 oz. He is in the 95th weight percentile and the 50th height percentile. He weighs what the average six month old should weigh! You think he is eating OK?! So, I thought you might enjoy some new pictures of …

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Project Rationale #1

Why I am doing this doctoral project?  Rationale #1: Above any other notable rationale behind this project, the greatest reasoning behind equipping parents to be the primary evangelists in their children’s lives is because the Bible commands it. The biblical mandate for a child’s spiritual development is unashamedly centered around the home. The family’s role in the spiritual rearing of …

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Fun with Photo Booth

Last night, Obadiah and I were celebrating my birthday when we discovered one of our newest, funnest things to do together: play on Photo Booth. Photo Booth is an application on Mac computers that are one of the many reasons Macs are fantastic. You can take pictures or video right from your computer, but you can also do funny things …

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It’s Birthday Time Again (27…)

That’s right.  Today is my birthday.  Please send me gifts. No, you don’t have to send me gifts.  Unless you really want to…I turned 27 years old today!  Quite a feat.  I’m getting old! I must say, while I am getting older, I have never been more content, joyful, and excited in my life.  May I count my blessings for …

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Obie in Lowe’s

Obie is fighting his naps pretty regularly now. We know if he doesn’t get his nap in, he wants to eat before time, but then he falls asleep. All to say, if he misses nap time, our day gets pretty out of wack. Yesterday, he was asleep in the car, so we decided to take him into Lowe’s. I don’t …

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Happy Birthday(s)

It is July 1st which means that it is birthday extravaganza day! I got to wish a happy birthday this morning to my wife and my pastor (they are not the same person though). Amanda is turning a whopping 26 years old today. She was laughing last night remembering when she thought someone who was 26, married, and had a …

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4 Years and Counting

Today is our wedding anniversary.  Amanda and I have been married for four years and counting!  In some ways it has flown by and in some ways it seems like I can’t remember what it was like before we were married.  Not that its been drudgery in any way, it just seems so right and I can’t remember what life …

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Obie’s 1st Staff Meeting

As we are becoming engulfed in the summer months, our staff is also doing a whole lot of tweaking and long-term planning in the last two weeks. Someone asked me yesterday, “Is summer easier or harder on a church staff? Which is more busy?” I had to answer, “yes.” You see, they are two different animals. Both are extremely busy …

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