Ok, not much mystery here with such a picture leading up the post, but I hope you will indulge me for just a moment or two… Now that my family and I have spent a fun week at Disneyworld (Hey, you’re never too old to be a kid for a few days!) I can sort […]
READ MORESeveral years ago while my family and I spent Thanksgiving with the victims of Hurricane Katrina we all learned the difference between being thankful “TO” and thankful “FOR.” And believe you me, there is a HUGE difference. People who are Thankful “For” mention things like… I’m thankful for my iphone I’m thankful for my talent […]
READ MOREI admit it, I occasionally say things without thinking—just like you know you do. Among the more bizarre things a lot of us get caught up in are “acceptable responses, filler statements,” or “politically correct jargon” that have all somehow made their way into our frontal lobes without ever passing the sniff test. If we’d […]
READ MOREToday is the day to stand firm for the institution of marriage in the state of North Carolina by voting FOR the marriage amendment that adds protection for this precious union into our state constitution. In today’s post I want to make a final argument before we all head for the polls. Consider how often […]
READ MOREWeek two of , “The Game of Thrones” series is up on the website HERE, and in iTunes HERE. If you missed a week… catch up. This thing is a bullet train and you need to get on board early because it is harder to catch the further away from the station it gets! The […]
READ MOREAt Southbrook Church we teach both topical and expository sermons (sometimes referred to as “verse by verse teaching”). And I have to admit, I’m somewhat perplexed by the virtual Hatfields vs. McCoys type infighting that has resulted from pastors believing vehemently that you can only do one or the other. On the one hand you […]
READ MOREWanna know the where the best event for kids is happening this Easter? — At Southbrook Community Church! One of our staff made the crazy suggestion one day that we ought to drop eggs from a hot air balloon on Easter since no one has ever done that (not usually a good enough reason by […]
READ MOREOver the last year or so, the Lord has been teaching me a lot about the difference between “if” and “when.” American evangelicalism is very familiar with the philosophy of, “if,” but not so familiar with the “when.” Do you know the difference? Let’s talk briefly about each by taking a look at a couple […]
READ MOREWe wrapped up our, “Upgrade” series today with the message, “Upgrade Complete.” I’m thrilled at how many people at Southbrook seem ready and willing to take their Christian walk to the next level for God! Today was my second favorite kind of day. Today—after making a last minute decision to have a baptism service and […]
READ MORELoved seeing our church join with others to “Mark the Community” with the love of Christ. Friday night they gathered at our Southbrook Weddington Campus to pray for God to ignite the hearts of believers everywhere through the message being taught (It was Matt Chandler this particular night). Spending some time with Matt and Lauren […]
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