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Tell the Story: Babblin’ Over! #TraditionallySouthside
I didn’t get to preach yesterday, but if I had, I might have told the story of the Tower of Babel. What a great story that was – another picture of one of man’s great failures! We fell down, but it was because we were going to be so very successful. Have you ever noticed…
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Making the Most Difficult Decision Ever! #TraditionallySouthside
Just so you know, the actual title of the post should be “Don’t Miss the Boat, Pt. 2,” and since it is a continuation of yesterday’s post, you might want to go back and read Pt. 1 just to get the flow. The story of Noah and the Flood has always intrigued me. How could…
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Don’t Miss the Boat #TraditionallySouthside
Have you noticed that most of us in a typical Baptist church have a very similar story? Our testimonies are so similar that we consider them to be boring. We have very few Hell’s angels or recovering psychopaths or former gang members. Now I know that isn’t true for many churches, but in the typical…
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A Bigger Bang Than You Might Imagine #TraditionallySouthside
I don’t think anyone would deny that telling stories is part of our culture. Look at all of the festivals around the country that celebrate the art of storytelling – not to mention the informal art that has grown up around the culture of things like fishing, hunting, and Monday morning pastor’s conferences. Everything from…
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Breaking the Cycle #TraditionallySouthside
Could it really be that simple? Could all of life truly hinge on the answer to one question? Could we change the world, break the cycle of poverty, change lives, restore families, etc.? I believe so, and I will tell you what that question is at the end of this blog post. Yesterday, I began…
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So Simple Even A Baby Can Do It #TraditionallySouthside
Okay, folks, I think we need to rethink this whole Christianity stuff. I mean, I think we have made it a whole lot harder than what it really is. Tell me if you think I’m wrong, okay, but if God thought that He could solve the whole problem with a Baby, maybe it just wasn’t…
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Holding On To Christmas #TraditionallySouthside
Holding On To Christmas (Message following our Senior Adult Musical by the same name) John 1:1-14 Folks, I’ve got to tell you, it’s a nice sentiment, and I understand what Marty Parks is talking about (Senior Adult Musical), but sometimes it just seems that it is impossible to hold on to Christmas any more than…
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Too Little Too Late #TraditionallySouthside
Too little too late! What a haunting thought. It came to my mind this week several times. Yesterday, for example, as Sonya and I walked down the hall of one of our care facilities to celebrate the 90th birthday of one of our precious ladies, we had seen the fire truck, ambulance, and rescue unit…
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Joy Comes in the Morning #TraditionallySouthside
My heart breaks this morning for several families in our city. One family has lost a child following a long battle with cancer; the other has discovered that their senior adult wife and mother’s cancer has metastasized to the brain, and the prognosis is not good. Both families are Christian families, and both have handled…
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God’s Promise of Prosperity #TraditionallySouthside
This post is taken from the message I preached at Southside Baptist Church this morning. While it was preached in a larger context to discuss the state of the church in general, the central question is this: In Jeremiah 29:11, God says, I have plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Does this…
Devotions for Disciples 