It happened again today. What some might call a once in a lifetime event has now happened twice. In one week! God moved among the broken and hurting. He calmed the heats of those who felt the tremendous weight of loss. He wiped away the tears of family, friends, neighbors and co-workers and replaced them […]
READ MOREAhh, the 80’s! What a completely bizarre decade in our history! The 80’s were a time of mohawks, punk rock, Brat packs, new wave, rockabilly, Back to the Future, breakfast club, Donkey Kong and Frogger. Remember Frogger? I do, I was a Frogger wizard (and no, I’m not proud). The goal was to get the […]
READ MOREDo you think it’s possible to be both loved and hated? I do. And there’s hardly a better example (isn’t, in fact) than Jesus. Have you ever heard of anyone else who could attract multitudes willing to ride his coat tales all the way to Rome’s front steps? The throngs were trying to make Him […]
READ MOREPart 2 Brokenness Brokenness? Are you serious, pastor Rob? How can brokenness be the single greatest factor for ANYTHING?! I mean, if you’re broken, then you are, well, not fixed. True, true. But let me challenge the notion that human perfection and having it all together is what we ought to […]
READ MOREAnd 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 […]
READ MOREPart 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 […]
READ MOREGuest 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 […]
READ MOREOk, 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 […]
READ MOREI 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 […]
READ MORE“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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