Preaching is an intensely solitary activity. Preaching is a thoroughly social exercise. Which is it? Solitary or social? Yes. My own process of preparation is wholly wrapped in solitude. I study, I jot, I brainstorm, I fret, I pray, I get excited, I become depressed, I write . . . all on my own. At Read the full article…
Of all the anthems in rock music, one is just a little more anthemic than all the rest: Weren’t the 70s great? Yet there’s one line in Stairway that seems to have special relevance these days: “‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.” Yes, they do. And in the myriad of debates rising up Read the full article…
Oh why not? Laser light shows, absurdly long songs, lyrics leading to nowhere, band-on-band smackdown as young rockers became old men . . . all of it is part of the Pink Floyd schtick. And I went through a phase where I listened to them often and liked them a lot. So here goes: my Read the full article…
As I have been thinking about sermon design recently, I stumbled across some language that helps me map them out. Journey — Discovery — Destination — Application This is probably nothing original with me, but it is some language that makes sense. And before I go further: in the old days (1990s?), I operated on Read the full article…
I am so fortunate to work with a team of people at Good Shepherd who can do things like put weekly, customized, Head Scratchers videos together. Here’s the one for this coming Sunday: Upon first hearing and first reading, those are some of Jesus’ most polarizing and insulting words. Or are they? Come help us Read the full article…
