If you missed parts one and two of this series, click here then here. Ok, bottom line—sometimes life will get so cloudy and convoluted that you truly don’t know which spiritual end is up. Think about some of the things life can and often does send our way… Friends can dessert you. Churches can fail […]
READ MOREAs I said, it’s great to be back after so long away! A ten year sabbatical is nothing ti sneeze at! And I am ready and raring to go with so much excitement for all the Lord has in store for Southbrook Church! I’ve (unfortunately) had to ease in slowly due to coming off a […]
READ MOREAs I said, it’s great to be back after so long away! A ten year sabbatical is nothing ti sneeze at! And I am ready and raring to go with so much excitement for all the Lord has in store for Southbrook Church! I’ve (unfortunately) had to ease in slowly due to coming off a […]
READ MOREYesterday I started a series on the ‘Marker Moments’ of our lives. Click here for part 1. Today I want to tell you about a very important marker in my own life. It’s actually a tree. This tree to be exact. Looks small in the picture, doesn’t it? Actually, it would take 4 or […]
READ MOREWow! What a summer! Thanks to all of you for allowing me a little break from blogging, face booking, twitterring and any other social media craziness that tends to suck the life out of us without our ever knowing it. This summer I narrowed my ‘friends list’ for a time to God and family and […]
READ MOREHad a wonderful and relaxing week at the beach! Singletons and Watkins, second year running! Hope we make a tradition of this one! The Watkins are dear friends of ours who ha a job relocation to Texas. But every summer we reunite at Litchfield Beach for fun and sun! Oh, did I mention that they […]
READ MOREEvery church leader knows there are several different numbers when talking about the congregation. For instance… The Christmas and Easter crowd (twice a year — includes ‘out of town’ guests) The Unchurched and Occasional Attendees (3 – 10 times a year) The Crowd (twice a month?) The Members (2–4 times a month) The Core or […]
READ MOREOk, I tried. I really did. Facebook is supposed to be a great way to get the word out—a great way to help people connect with one another. But there’s a dark side to Facebook—many dark sides actually. Tonight I found another and it may just be the last straw! Before tonight (I’ll tell […]
READ MOREWhen my little girl, Juliana was at Camp Lurecrest last year she told me about the rope swing. She absolutely loved it, but regretted missing the first full day on it. She wasn’t allowed to continue because she was too frightened to jump on 3! Well, turns out they will give you a few chances, […]
READ MOREVBS @ the Southbrook Weddington Campus is off to a great start! If you missed the first two nights, it’s not too late to join the fun! Bring your kids, neighbors and any other rug rats you find (all the way to 4th grade) to Southbrook Church all week long from 6:30 pm to 8:30 […]
READ MORE