The NEW spot for Southside's Thoughts for the Day as penned by our pastor Herbert Botts
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Discovering A New Way to Worship
Thursday, July 27, 2023
A New Way of Living
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
The New Thing Challenge
Monday, July 8, 2019
Unlock the Door to Wisdom & Happiness
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Old Ideas
Preconceived notions are the locks on the door that lead to wisdom and happiness. – M. Brown
If Moses had never given the burning bush a closer look…….Hmm!
It’s said that when the ostrich doesn’t want to deal with life he sticks his head in the ground. It’s a coping mechanism. True or not for the ostrich, many of us have a coping mechanism to this life called preconceived notions (ideas). These are not thoroughly investigated and proven out, they are just little ‘safety valves’ we fall back on to keep us from stretching or risking growth, and to keep our world orderly and neat. Sadly, this type of attitude creeps into our lives when we begin to get away from God or try limit what He can do. If we really do some soul searching each of us can look back and see where God – like He did with Moses and the burning bush – tested us and erased some erroneous thoughts we had and stretched our borders. God is still looking to do the same today and everyday. Are you game?
Until tomorrow…..
Pastor Botts
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it…….? Isaiah 43:19
Friday, October 17, 2014
A New Way
Nothing in all of humanity had ever “been done that way before” until someone tried it. – Anon
Though God made the seas during creation, no one tried sailing the waters until Noah’s time. Hmm!
Problems…problems…problems. It seems life is filled with them. But God is not so much interested in us solving problems as He is in us being available to Him that He may solve them through us. We’re the hands, feet, heart, eyes, etc. that He works through. And He is as diverse in His ways as the entire color spectrum. Failure is never certain until we stop or give up trying. We’ve all been faced with challenges and obstacles to overcome that seemed insurmountable, but yet by the grace and provision of God here we are today. Why, because we tried doing something and it worked out. The key here is to try, never to give in, but to seek God’s way to see you through. If we’re wrestling with God over something maybe He’s trying to show us a ‘new way’ of doing His will.
Until Monday…..
Pastor Botts
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!” – Isaiah 43:18-19



