CHRISTOLOGY His Nature I believe in the preexistence of God the Son, coeternal with, coequal with, and of the same nature as the Father so that he is fully God (Jn 1:1, 8:58, 10:30; Co 2:9). I believe that the Son in willful, humble obedience to the Father's will for redemption took upon himself …
Michael Phelps Eats 12,000 Calories a Day!
Unbelievable! Phelps lends a new spin to the phrase "Breakfast of Champions" by starting off his day by eating three fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise. He follows that up with two cups of coffee, a five-egg omelet, a bowl of grits, three …
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People Pictures
The other day, I got an email that I was sure was a hoax, but after looking it up, I discovered that it was actually real. Check out the amazing pictures on the hammer gallery site and read some of the incredible stats on snopes.com. …
Professional Sunday Morning Video Presentations
In our new church effort in Lafayette, I set as a goal from very early on that we would attempt to do everything we could with excellence, and though we have had some hiccups with our children's programming and with our music, we have been consistently high quality with our printed materials and …
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Miracle Caught on Video
Frances Finn broke her leg skiing when she was 13 years old. The accident has led to limbs of different lengths. However, at a Christian Conference in April 2008 an audience of over 100 people witnessed her shorter leg grow. And they recorded the video on their mobile phones! The story made …
Consumerism will kill us all!
I saw a very interesting website this week on how American Consumerism is the result of a skillful intentional process. This isn't a conspiracy theory, and it is quite biased, but it's also some incredible food for thought. Check out http://www.storyofstuff.com/ for yourself. …
Crazy Talent
Some people have skills, and some people have "crazy talent." I'm impressed with the guy in this video... …
My son has great wisdom
Of course, I can't take all the credit for my son's great wisdom. He has a wonderful mother too. …
American Idol Does Worship
I saw something last week on American Idol that really freaked me out. They opened the show by having the contestants perform Shout to the Lord by Darlene Zschech! If you don't know the song, Shout to the Lord is one of the most popular contemporary worship songs of all time. It's popularity alone …
Easter was a Smashing Success!
Our Easter Sunday service was an incredible success! We had the joy of meeting in the Long Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Lafayette, and nearly 100 people gathered to celebrate the resurrection of Christ and the anniversary of our church. Media from the morning will be posted soon, but I …
Church Website Redesign
So I'm embarking on a redesign of our church website... Our current website has been in shambles for a while now http://thesouthsidechurch.org and I haven't taken the time to really fix it. However, there are a few things I want the site to accomplish: Have an attractive, fast-loading initial …
2008 State of the Union Address
I just read the transcript for President Bush's State of the Union Address before Congress and I must say that I was rather impressed. I have never known the man to deliver a riveting speech, but the text of this address is profound nonetheless. He of course reports on the various successes that …
Watch Steve Jobs MacWorld Keynote Address on your iPhone
For my birthday last Friday, my mom bought me an iPod Touch! It's a cool little device that can play streaming media over Wi-Fi. In fact, it is exactly the same as an iPhone but without the phone and without the bluetooth features. Now, I like watching Steve Jobs MacWorld keynote each year, so I …
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Game On! Announcing the SCGTC
On Sunday, I challenged my congregation to join me for a competition of spending time in the word of God. I called it The Southside Church God-Time Competition, and here are the simple rules: At least 10 minutes a day with God, every day. Time with God means something is read (from the Bible), …
Ringing in the New Year with Hobbits
We did it! For a number of years now, I have had a dream of watching all three Lord of the Rings movies back to back in one big marathon. More than that, I wanted to watch the "Extended" version. Eleven hours and twenty-one minutes! Well, I finally had my dream come true. This past Tuesday, …