Thirty-five years ago this week — June 16, 1979 — I played the best tennis match of my life in winning the Texas State Championship for Boys’ 18-and-under. I was 17 and was not favored to beat my 18-year-old opponent in the finals. But it was one of those rare days when I played over Read the full article…
Just this week, Good Shepherd’s very own Amber Carter was named the Valedictorian of Renaissance School Of Olympic High. Amber has literally grown up in our church, preached for me last November, and this week is serving as a leader in our Vacation Bible Experience. For her speech, Amber was cautioned not to be too Read the full article…
In honor of the recent passing of Casey Kasem, today’s Top Five Tuesday has a uniquely “keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars” feel about it: Top Five Long Distance Dedications. Except these LDDs have a twist — they all take place within our beloved United Methodist family in the Read the full article…
Early Sunday morning, I tweeted out these words: Discovering that the less Methodist a #umc church looks, the more Wesleyan it becomes. A number of my friends in the Twitterverse asked me to “explain” or “unpack” or “elaborate” . . . none of which are you really able to do in the character limitations of Read the full article…
Oh, c’mon Jesus. “Hate your father and mother”?! Why would you use such inflammatory language? And why would a church EVER choose to use such a reading as the basis of its message on Father’s Day? And what in the world could any of this have to do with my living relationship with Jesus Christ? Read the full article…
