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The Winners Tell the Stories

Rob — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:07 +0000

There are so many posts I could write in relation to the Civil War and the great leaders who fought on both sides but, at some point, I know I’ll have to get back to life in 2009. Alas. But not just yet! Because every lesson learned still very much applies to today. Unless… Unless what, pastor Rob? Unless [...]

The Fear Reducer

Rob — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:44:59 +0000

“Fear (Reverence) God and you’ll have nothing else to fear.” Think about it.

When you Defend Everything, you Defend Nothing!

Rob — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:08:32 +0000

Huh? It’s true, and it’s another lesson form the great leaders of the Civil War. When General Robert E. Lee was headed to Gettysburg with around 70-85,000 men he appealed to the confederate president, Jefferson Davis for at least 11,000 additional men. Request denied. Why? Because Jefferson had promised some of the southern governors that he would not leave their [...]

Tow the Line or Resign

Rob — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:33:45 +0000

Although I cannot recall which great Civil War leader said this—or even if it was North or South—our trip leader, Steve, made it clear that this was a strong theme for winning units on both sides. Nevertheless, when Steve first said it I know some of the men on the trip were a little taken aback. I [...]

In Battle or in Bed

Rob — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:00:16 +0000

Continuing our leadership by generalship—let’s stick with Stonewall Jackson. Bar none, my favorite line from this guy came when he was calmly strolling the front-lines while enemy fire was pounding them from all directions. Apparently, one of his subordinates was coming apart at the seams and shouted out to him, “How can you so calmly [...]

What Are My Spiritual Orders?

Rob — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:53:39 +0000

Any serious study of the civil war will quickly turn up the importance of faith in so many of the men’s lives. And you don’t have to dig very deep to see who had the strongest faith of them all. It was Stonewall Jackson. There were so many fascinating characters who had important roles in this [...]

Pastor Found!

Rob — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:14:28 +0000

No, I wasn’t actually missing as some might have thought from my sketchy blogging of late—but I was on the down low. Read here to see what I have been up to. But, I have access to wireless for a few minutes here so I thought I would say another huge, THANK YOU to all the [...]

Out of Commision

Rob — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:15:10 +0000

My little girl wasn’t feeling well yesterday at Camp Lurecrest so, guess what? It was ‘off to camp’ for daddy under cover of night. My assignment was to extract the compromised little camper ( who had been quarenteened in the infirmery for 6 hours already) without her older brother (secret agent ‘interference’) discovering the midnight [...]

Champions of the Week

Rob — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:59:20 +0000

Wow! You’ve heard me say that a picture is worth a thousand words? Well, not in this case. I will show you some pictures from Southbrook Weddington’s VBS, but it will still fall woefully short of “being there.” Solution? Be there! Parents, grab every other parent in the neighborhood and make sure they have their kids there for Tuesday! Even though [...]

The Storytellers

Rob — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:54:48 +0000

The past weekend will be forever etched in my memory as my son and I embarked on a three day journey to retrace the steps of some of the bravest men in our nation’s history. We went with a group called, “Lead with Character” – a Christian organization that seeks to both, tell the truth [...]

10 Things regarding Small Groups Sure to Change You Into a Blathering Idiot in 30 Days or Less!

Rob — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:39:47 +0000

#1 Call frequent meetings to see if everyone approves of the vision God gave you. #2 Vote on whether or not we should allow the vision to be hijacked by anyone and everyone who has a differnt idea. #3 Personally respond to every criticism you receive — especially the ones that come from those you never met [...]

Canned Chat – Part 2

Rob — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:51:04 +0000

What’s good about “canned chat?” It’s safe It’s short It gets boring after a while What’s bad about “canned chat?” It’s safe It’s short It gets boring after a while These things are all well and good when they protect a child from internet predators and encourage the kids to move on to something else shortly. With so much garbage on the internet—who [...]

Canned Chat

Rob — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:03:07 +0000

The other day Nathan convinced me to let him play this online battle game with a few of his friends from school. Honestly, it looked pretty cool—with wizards and orcs and elves and stuff—kind of a Lord of the Rings motif. But when one of his friends would not admit defeat, I asked Nathan what he [...]

Crocodile Dock

Rob — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:26:13 +0000

Tonight kicked off VBS at our Monroe Campus with a BANG! Southbrook Weddington will have theirs next week. Twice as many kids showed up as last year (when we had VBS as a pre-launch event) and this promises to be an awesome week for the kids of Monroe! They say a picture’s worth a thousand words. Well [...]

Sunday Evening Mind Dump

Rob — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:28:01 +0000

This mind dump is going to be just that—a backing up of the dump-truck (beep, beep, beep) and a depositing of what’s on my mind and heart. In no particular order: Thrilled to preach live at Southbrook Monroe today! Those people are series about reaching that city for Jesus! Got messed up with the service time change and [...]

She’s One “LUCKY” Little Girl

Rob — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:57:39 +0000

Sometimes on Fridays I will spend the morning working at Barnes and Nobles. And now that the kids are out of school they will most often accompany me. They love it. For the most part they read and when they get bored they might break out their gameboys. Did you catch that? They start with reading! [...]

Picture Perfect

Rob — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:42:21 +0000

Almost daily my little girl, Juliana, will bring me pictures that she’s drawn. They are usually of dogs or horses but no matter what they are, they somehow manage to lead back to how much she loves me. I know. Tough to see the connection. And when she first started doing this—around age three—it was tough [...]

Pet Sins and High Places

Rob — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:22:50 +0000

Ever feel like you’re firing on all cylinders for God, your prayer life is good, you’re learning a lot and growing so much from your time spent in God’s Word—yet… Something’s just not working. It should be, you reason. But you never quite experience the blessing of God that others do. What is the problem? Take a look [...]

The Closet

Rob — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:24:32 +0000

Such a simple idea. Such a tremendous outreach. Thank You! To all those who reached out to the entire city of Monroe with more than 6,000 items of clothing. All for FREE! Jesus said Matthew 25:31–40, 31 “But when the Son of Man

The Closet

Rob — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:53:28 +0000

Just a quick note to tell you all to head on out to our Monroe Campus today. They are having an outreach event for the community in which more than 5,000 items of clothing are being given away to needy folks. Yes, “given” away. As in free! We would love to have as many Brookies” on board from [...]

Ritualistic Defenders

Rob — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:54:47 +0000

Jesus is a people person. No kidding, huh? But even this people person encountered some folks who just couldn’t be helped. I’m referring to the religious leaders of His time. And isn’t it bizarre that the most spiritual person who ever walked this planet would find His greatest adversaries among those who also claim to be ‘spiritual?’ I think it [...]

Knowing Too Much – Final

Rob — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:13:57 +0000

Ok, I realize I’ve gotten about three series all discombobulated but my goal of wrapping all of them up this week (albeit, out of order) seems within my grasp! And this one is actually the easiest of them all. I may come back to the list I originally posted here, but for now, it’s that [...]

Heart Disease – Part 2

Rob — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:58:54 +0000

The wrap up here couldn’t be simpler. In the last couple decades nutritionists have taught us the principle of garbage in = garbage performance. In other words, if we eat junk food, our performance will be pretty junky. Not sure why it took them so long to figure this Einsteinion principle out but, hey, at [...]

The No-Sign Sign — Part 2

Rob — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:42:48 +0000

This is a wrap up of a post I started over a week and a half ago. So you will definitely need to click here to get yourself up to speed. Why do you think it was that the religious leaders of Jesus day kept asking for Jesus to jump through hoops (“They kept demanding a [...]

You Know too Much.

Rob — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:36:59 +0000

A pastor friend of mine shared with me of a difficult time he just had at the church he leads. Turns out there was a small group of folks who thought the church should move in another direction (by ‘another’ they meant ‘Their’ direction). This isn’t exactly rare (sad to say) but no matter how common [...]