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We Need YOUR Vote!

Awesome news! Southbrook’s praise and worship team was one of the music teams to win the 12 week contest from radio station 91.9 WRCM! Now the 4 finalists go head to head and the winning band will open for Big Daddy Weave and Rush of Fools when they come to Charlotte North Carolina. I’m letting […]

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First Day of School! First Day of School!

I don’t remember being this excited about school when I was a kid. Do you? But imagine the thrill upon seeing both my 9 year old daughter and my 11 year old son pumped up about school starting back up. Go figure. Well, I know of a few more students and families who might be […]

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Achieving “Mess-Status”

The other day we had some folks over. Whenever we plan to do this I know the house has to be spic and span—not sure what that even means to the rest of you, but growing up that meant that we needed to get the house clean enough to show—as in, show for sale.   […]

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Blackberry Backfire

Ever received a cell phone call from someone and when you say hello all you hear is a bunch of talking or activity on the other end but no one responds to you? This happens when someone hits the call button on their mobile phone by accident and places a call to you without realizing it. […]

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Surrender or Attack?

This was the theme for this year’s leadership getaway at Southbrook. We actually didn’t go too far this year and nothing very exotic.   Camp Singleton to be exact.   But it was my favorite leadership getaway we’re ever had. I guess the home court advantage really is a big deal.   Why the “Surrender […]

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Clear as Mud

Sometimes when I try to make a point I walk away feeling like I was about as clear as mud. This can happen when there’s poor prep or not enough study has gone into the message. But there’s another way that it can happen as well. Sometimes this happens when the message preached runs smack dab […]

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Disturb Me!

We’ve all seen the door hangers on hotel room doors that read, “Do not disturb.” And, most of us realize that this means in no uncertain terms that the people inside the room don’t want anything disturbing the peaceful, easy feeling they worked to hard to acquire. Sure, there are other reasons to hang that […]

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Drifting Into Better Behavior

I’ve never witnessed this. Have you? I’ve never seen someone living like a hellion completely turn it around simply because they started ‘drifting’ toward a better way to live and eventually arrived. No, it seems to me that it takes some kind of interference in order to get someone on the right course. Call it […]

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Safe Harbor

Are you a Safe Harbor? People who are hurting need someone who they believe is a safe harbor more than anything else. How do you know if you are? If you offer an “answer for everything,” you’re not. People who give pat answers and trite “know-it-all” responses to people’s very real pain only exasperate the problem. […]

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The Spotter

Last night my daughter and I were watching the Olympics. She was really excited about seeing the women’s gymnastics competition. Now I have to admit, the power and acrobatic feats of some of these tiny women almost defy all logic. They were amazing and this was only the preliminary stuff! As we watched, my daughter […]

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