The end of the spring semester in college ministry is kind of like trying to land a plane with no landing gear – you can get it to the ground,…
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Often when I talk to new people at Southside, I will ask them, “What drew you to Southside?” One of the answers that I will often get is, “I love…
King Jehoshaphat was the fourth king of Judah under the divided kingdom of Israel. He is first introduced in 1 Kings 15:24. He was 35 years old when he began…
When my wife, Hannah, was in high school she heard a lesson about re-framing. Taking a seemingly bad encounter and applying a new frame of mind to help you have…
Couldn’t help but laugh out loud to the words of fabled evangelist Marshall Keeble in the January, 1948 Winter Lectureship at David Lipscomb College. (I came across this treasure buried…
You may or may not realize it, but Southside is a busy place! Our building is constantly being used by a variety of different people and groups. During any given…
Our annual Day of Hope is right around the corner on March 16. This spring outreach event started several years ago, as a way to bring hope to our neighborhood…
This week’s bulletin article comes straight out of a book some of us ministers are reading – Everyday Church by Tim Chester & Steve Timmis. Here are four Gs that…
In the Ladies Class of Southside Church of Christ I had just told the story made famous by Vietnam War POW Charlie Plumb called “WHO PACKED YOUR PARACHUTE?” Captain…
Leonard E. Hjalmarson, in his book Missional Spirituality, tells an old joke about a young man who stood in Times Square in New York City with a violin case under…
Have you ever thought about what you feel to be the essential beliefs of a Christian? Christians are something that we claim to be and we live our life…
There is a current trend in Christianity, which is that people are growing increasingly less satisfied with a professional-looking worship experience, instead opting for deeper and more meaningful goals, such…
As we prepare for a year focused on “Becoming a Gospel Community” I wanted to share a few resources and books that have already been helpful to me in studying and planning…
The Daniel of the Bible stood out amongst his peers. However, he was not in bad company. Daniel’s three friends, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were also unlike any other wise men…
Within a week of his inauguration as President upon the death of FDR, Harry Truman selected a childhood friend as his Press Secretary. Charlie Ross was one of 11…
GUEST POST BY BEKAH VICKERS He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which…
So many great things have happened in the college ministry this Fall semester, and I wanted to share some of them with you: We began Life Groups last year,…
Earlier this year, we were stunned over the tragic death of Botham Jean, a brother in Christ who lived in Dallas. This death sent shockwaves throughout the nation as racial…
Recently, a good friend and I were talking about God. As we talked, one thought became the focus of our discussion: GOD = AWESOME Ever since Adam and…
When I think of the birth of Jesus, the representative image in my mind’s eye is always the flash of light that comes forth from the cave in the movie…
When it was announced that Kathy and I were retiring at the end of this year, there were many questions about our future plans. First of all, retirement is not…
She was one of the most famous people in the world in the Roaring 20s. Her athletic fame neared that of Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, or Red Grange. Yet you…
At Southside, we are a church on mission. We believe that God has called us to this place for this time to be a body of people used by God…
Many know of the H.O.P.E class here at Southside. For those who do not, this is what people are saying about it: Evan Johnson: “It is a glimpse of…
The “Invisible Empire” of the KKK was very visible in Fort Worth one hundred years ago. In the 1920s our town was home to one of the largest klaverns (lodges)…
