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If you like Christmas Carols, and haven’t picked up a guitar or sat at a piano since college, there may still be hope for you and your family to have a Christmas sing-a-long. Go check out this Free Christmas Carol Songbook by Praise Charts. via: Chris from Canada

Where I grew up, saying or writing Merry Xmas was a sure-fire way to label yourself an atheist. Many well intentioned believers, including myself,  thought it was an attempt to “X” Christ out of Christmas. Then I went to seminary and took Greek.  In Greek, the first letter of Christ is a chi, which looks [...]

Rss Readers will need to click through to the site [via: consuming worship] I guess the world is watching.

Bobb Biehl has had a huge impact on the whole NorthWood staff, especially our pastor Bob Roberts.  Bobb Biehl is known for his questions and Bob Roberts shares some of them on his blog. These are great questions to ask yourself and others as 2008 ends and you look forward to 2009. What is it [...]

Elliana was throwing a fit while wearing this bib and I couldn’t help but snap the picture. It is a great reminder. Consistency of message and life is crucial.  It is painfully obvious when they are not. Even though your facebook profile, shirt, or bumper sticker says you are a follower of Christ, you still [...]

Input Needed. So we are going to sing “What Child is This” this weekend at NorthWood. Here is the start of the 2nd verse. Why lies He in such mean estate, Where ox and ass are feeding? During rehearsals last night I realized that anyone under 40 is going to snicker when we sing it. [...]

I talked to one of my dearest friends last night who lives in a hard place on the opposite side of the globe. His family certainly pays the price for bringing the good news to people who need it.  Since we graduated college in 2001, he has either been over there or finishing school to [...]

I just started reading G.K. Beale’s, We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry.  It is not going to be an easy read, it is very academic, but I love his thesis. What people revere, they resemble, either for ruin or restoration. I can’t wait to read his arguments and then compare them [...]

I am 29 and will turn 30 in just over a month.  Because of this and my normal year-end personal review process, lately I have been very reflective. Here are some of my thoughts. When you are in your 20s, you are full of ideals.  You create a crystal clear picture of how the world [...]

Your input is needed for this one. The situation: News Flash: Santa is not real. The Scripture is clear.  We are not to lie or bear false witness. We are also told to let our yes be yes and our no be no The Problem How do you reconcile these two things when your 3 [...]