Inlaws or Outlaws?

Scripture: (Gen. 2:23-25) 23 And the man said:
 This one, at last, is bone of my bone,
and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called woman, for she was taken from man. 24 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh. 25 Both the man and his …

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28 Blessings

Yes, it’s true.  Today is my birthday.  I am a whopping 28 years old today.  So much to be thankful for, I thought I would list 28 reasons why on the 28th of July I am a grateful man: “But God demonstrated His love towards us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8)! My …

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Chapter 13: The Family (Freshman 15 Snippet)

Here’s a snippet from Chapter 13: The Family: One of my favorite movies when I was a child was the Christmas classic, Home Alone. If you remember the plot line, Culkin’s character, “Kevin,” had a pretty awful family.  He had a brother Buzz who wanted to feed him to his tarantula.  He had to bunk with his cousin Fuller who …

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Your Kids’ Best Chance

Today, we started the Legacy series at North Side.  I started it out with a message entitled “Your Kids’ Best Chance.”  You can listen to it here.  May is going to be an incredible month as we focus on the family.  I am so excited for what is in store.  Are you ready to see your home change?  Remember, my …

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Your Own Front Yard

What a Sunday.  I am still thinking about things that God was teaching me yesterday.  It was truly an incredible day.  Highlights: Peak – Being led in worship by our Peak band is always a privilege.  They love Jesus and it shows. CD Release – I was so thrilled to hear that so many people picked up a CD yesterday …

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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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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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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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