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The digits

And now (drum role please)…dadalut, dadalut, dadalut..   A topic more powerful than a nuclear blast   A truth deeper and more complex than Einstein’s theory of relativity.   A subject more controversial than the 2000 election.   A theme more riveting than the last half hour of the movie, “Braveheart.”   A subject matter […]

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The Single Greatest Factor

  Part 1 I look for this above all other characteristics and qualities when I interview for Southbrook Church. I seek this in my own life when I feel I’ve drifted off course. I exhort others to pray for this when their spiritual life has grown anemic. This quality is lower on people’s prayer lists […]

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Water from your own well

Guest Blogger: Clayton King The summer of 2007 will go down in history, at least for me. Not only is it the summer that Barry Bonds made the headlines with a baseball bat, but it was also the summer of “more bad news.” Let me explain. I have much to be thankful for during these […]

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Top Ten ways to get them there this weekend

Ok, gang, the big weekend (the one that begins a season of big weekends) is upon us! Have you done everything you can to insure that your friend or family, co-worker or neighbor is coming to Southbrook Church to hear Clayton King?   If not, here are the top ten things you can do to […]

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The Last Chance…and the one after that!

I thought of a great idea for helping to get that friend or family member to Southbrook Church this weekend. Take them to “Gal Friday’s” concert in the park at the Promenade.   It’s this Friday (as in tomorrow) night, from 7:00 – 10:00 pm. The Promenade is locates at 485 and Providence road. These […]

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The Silver Lining Turns to Gold

“Every cloud has a silver lining.” Is that how the saying goes? I never used that one much myself. I wanted to make sure it meant the obvious, so I looked it up under English sayings. Yep, it means that even the worst or most painful situations have some potential good somewhere. Today I went […]

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The Storm before the Calm

No, I’m not confusing this well known phrase. I realize we usually think of the calm before the storm. It’s just that, with the Christian life, it’s almost always the other way around. I’m thrilled to announce that this week has been one of the worst weeks of my life. Three cheers for spiritual attack! […]

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Fear of Rejection…continued

This is the second half of our number one reason for not witnessing poll.       Remember the answers?       Here they are incase you missed it (by the way, you can still vote if you haven’t already. Vote here.).       Why Don’t More Christians Share their Faith with Others? […]

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Champions of the week!

It’s been a long time since we’ve honored these folks, huh?   That’s not for any lack of champions, it’s just slipped my ADD mind.   Anyway, I was in the worship center tonight alone (before the Saturday evening service) and I went over to read the names on the CD’s.   Wow! That can […]

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Uh Oh! Who’s Alisa?!

Filling in the Blanks Part 2 Yesterday someone from Southbrook walked by just as Paul Allen, our executive pastor was asking me if my wife, Michelle, ever got jealous of ‘Alisa.’ That would probably perk your ears up a bit too wouldn’t it? I thought nothing of it until they walked around closer to me […]

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