As part of our WHY campaign at Southside Church, we explored one of the biggest questions of religion. Why should I believe the Bible? Listen up and give your own feedback too. …
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Are we willing to engage atheism?
I just preached a message this week on the reasons we should believe in God, and as a result I've been watching some videos from some serious atheists to get their perspective. There are some interesting thoughts out there, and I'm going to post here a collection of video clips and links to people …
The Universe Needs a Creator
I believe in God because the universe needs a creator. The first reason I have for my own belief in God is that the universe needs a creator. WARNING: I have a degree in philosophy and some of the concepts I use for my belief in God require the use of some technical terms. Here's a quick glossary …
Why should I believe in God?
Three kinds of people ask this question: Some people ask this question to pick a fight. They have made up their mind about their own belief in God, and they are trying to push my buttons. They want me to engage them in debate. Sometimes I do. Some people ask this question to put up a smoke screen. …
Southside Church is Relocating!
For the second time in our brief history, Southside Church will change our Sunday morning meeting place. We started in an elementary school. Then we went to a Junior High. So where would you think we would go next? That's right! The Holiday Inn! Actually, it's the Holiday Inn Select: City Center …
036-02 Why Should I Believe in God?
The second week of our WHY campaign got quite a bit more meaty as we discussed the heart reasons for believing in God and touched briefly on some of the head reasons for belief in God. Listen up and give me your feedback! …
036-01 WHY Campaign Introduction
Download Video This was the first week of our WHY campaign -- 40 Days Pursuing Answers to Life's Biggest Questions. …
What goes through your mind when you die?
I was amazed to find this account online of what it feels like to be nearly fatally shot with a bullet. George Orwell, the famous writer, was a soldier during World War II, and recounts what it was like to be hit with a bullet. It's amazingly vivid, interesting, and thought provoking. Here are a …
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Productivity: August 13, 2007
Today's Accomplishments I mowed the lawn. I read a chapter from Transforming Discipleship: Making Disciples a Few at a Time I sent an email to Greg, Kyle, and Josh about our Four Guys and God meeting. (We are going to work through the 10 commandments in our discipleship). I've taken a closer look …
WHY Campaign
For 6 weeks, we will be exploring the six biggest questions in life. Why am I here? Why should I believe in God? Why should I trust the Bible? Why is the world so messed up? Why is there such conflict between Science and the Bible? Why Jesus? It's going to be a powerful program combining dynamic …
Productivity Experiment #2
I wasn't really satisfied with my first productivity week, so I'm going to do it again this week. And I'm feeling more intense about it. There's one major thing coming up in the life of our church that is prompting me to get more productive and it is our WHY campaign. To hear what I have to say …
035-05 Getting Motivated
Download Audio | Download Notesheet One of the biggest things that keeps us back from a life of fulfilling our purpose is a lack of motivation. In this message, I simply try to address some simple things that can help us get motivated to live lives of purpose, helping people get connected to God. …
035-04 Overcoming Fear
| Download Audio | Download Notesheet | If we want to be fulfilled in life, we can't let anything hold us back. Fulfillment comes when we live out our purpose. Our purpose is to connect other people with their Creator God, but too often we let fears hold us back from living out our purpose. …
Productivity: Week 1 Results (and self analysis)
I spent last week doing a productivity experiment that was really just a project of tracking of what I wanted to accomplish and what I actually did accomplish. Though the experiment didn't turn out the way I had wanted it to, I learned some things about myself, and in this post, I share what I'm …
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Productivity: July 23, 2007
Here is my activity/productivity list for the day: Devotional study of Psalm 116 (BI: Those who know God's salvation respond with love.) -- 30 minutes Prayer bike ride through a new neighborhood -- 60 minutes Blog about my productivity experiment -- 40 minutes Work on processing audio for Sunday's …