I played hooky this weekend—from Southbrook anyway. Sometimes my most fired up times with the Lord—the times I hear my marching orders most clearly, are the times I am away. No, the pastor who stresses the importance of gathering weekly with the body of Christ via the local church has not run amok. It’s just […]
READ MOREHey men, (yeah, you!), it’s time to man up again. This coming Monday morning at 6:15 AM in the Video Cafe at Southbrook Church will be our second meeting of testosterone filled titans! Or, just for whoever shows up. And I hope we fill the place to the rafters because the Lord has given me […]
READ MOREDon’t you feel rotten bad mouthing someone who does something really, really nice for you two seconds later? And it’s about a hundred times worse when you discover that the nice thing they did was the plan all along! Ouch! And it REALLY turns the knife when you start rehashing not only all the trash […]
READ MOREI wonder, how many times has my devotional started at the beginning? Literally, in the book of beginnings? A hundred? More? Any how many times have I opened up to Genesis on my way to reading through the Bible? A lot. It’s a logical place to start. That’s why I’m absolutely thrilled at the magic […]
READ MOREOk, ok, so Jesus said Lazarus’s sickness would not end in death. Would you have had enough faith? Me either. For a couple of reasons… 1. It’s like he’s speaking in code or something. I mean, not end in death is a kinda weird phrase. Does that mean ultimately? Does that mean a coma? Does […]
READ MOREPeople are pretty good at this, you know. -Pronouncing something over when it’s not really over. –Giving up on someone before they really should have—if they should have at all. Consider the story of Lazarus, in the Bible. When Jesus is told His friend is deathly ill, he gives every indication that He will be there […]
READ MOREWe wrapped up our, “Friends with Benefits†series today with the message, “The No-Consequences Myth.†This was the first (and only) message in the four part series that I felt entirely comfortable having kids in the service. Why? Because I knew even kids needed to hear the one solution to every problem we talked about […]
READ MOREI always get excited when I know we are getting closer to a powerful movement from God! And I feel like this weekend will be such a time. There’s a lot of evidence for it. 1. Satan has been working overtime, using guilt and depression as we expose dysfunctional sexual views among people today. 2. […]
READ MORESomeone owning/operating a Vegas casino paid over $20,000 for a grilled cheese sandwich that supposedly had the image of Christ in it. People pay tens of thousands of dollars for vintage comic books, old (rare) baseball cards, antiques, etc. The other day I was wondering what kind of price these same people would put on […]
READ MOREDid you forget about this one? <—– Maybe these guys will jog your memory. I know. I know. I’d like to forget that picture too! But it helped prove a point. If you have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about, go here and read the post. I’ll wait. Done? Well then, you know that […]
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