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You Had Me At Hello & The UMC
May 14, 2014 3

One of the best movie lines in the history of forever is this one from Jerry Maguire: “Shut up.  Just shut up.  You had me at hello.”   In other words, Tom Cruise, you can stop talking now because I already agree with what you haven’t yet said. And that’s the way we are in the Read the full article…

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Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Ways Of Staying Fresh In Ministry
May 13, 2014 0

I’m 52. (Now when my own father was 52, I was two.  Several times over the last couple of years I have thanked God that Davis Family history did not repeat itself.) But at 52, I have twenty-four years of full-time ministry in and can anticipate fifteen or so to come.  So at that stage Read the full article…

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Something Different With The Raising Of Hands
May 12, 2014 0

One of the things that first strikes newcomers to Good Shepherd  is the amount of hand raising that happens during praise and worship.  Occasionally people even tell us how, um, un-Methodist it seems. Not everybody and not all the time, mind you, but certain songs really get our congregation going.  Sing To The King, In Read the full article…

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Wash Me! Week Three — The Selfie Wash
May 9, 2014 0

Suddenly, they’re everywhere. President Obama.  Ellen DeGeneres.  Kim Kardashian.  Anyone who has ever had anything to do with the Kardashians. I’m talking about selfies. As it turns out, we really are our own favorite subject. This Sunday, we’ll dig beneath the photographs to see what’s really going on and how Wash Me can help us Read the full article…

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Blinded Me With Science. And The Bible.
May 8, 2014 0

Last night we had over 100 people show up for James-Michael Smith’s class The Bible & Science: Friends Or Foes?Here’s what it looked like: One of our core values as we invite all people into a living relationship with Jesus Christ is to engage the mind and the heart.  I believe a lot of folks took Read the full article…

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