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Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Features Of The New GSUMC Web Site
January 28, 2014 2

This week, the new www.gsumc.org has gone live. Months in the making, blood, sweat, and tears in the planning, the new site is a significant upgrade from the old one.  While not all the pages are filled yet and a few isolated bugs need to be repaired, the site is overall much more streamlined and Read the full article…

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A Talk-To-Think Week In The Middle Of A Think-To-Talk World
January 27, 2014 0

There are two kinds of people:  those who think to talk and those who talk to think. Those who think to talk very carefully measure their words in their minds before they let them escape from their mouths.  Think-to-talkers tend to speak in short bursts, often in softer voices, and find themselves uncomfortable in the Read the full article…

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Defining Moments Week Four — Divine Appointment
January 24, 2014 0

We’ve been playing this “sermon bumper” each week during the Defining Moments series: Well, as part of our Divine Appointment, you’ll see more than the trailer. The short film is poignant, provocative, and compelling in its presentation of the life-altering power of the Gospel. Which is why we want the people of Good Shepherd to know:  Read the full article…

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Accurate Foresight Or Ignorant Pessimism?
January 23, 2014 0

I’m reading When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss’ massive biography of Vince Lombardi. Early in Lombardi’s coaching career (and therefore, early in the book!), he got a job at Cathedral High School, a small Catholic institution in northern New Jersey. The school’s administrators apparently did not share Lombardi’s love for football. Here’s what appeared in the Read the full article…

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The Sexual IS The Theological . . .
January 22, 2014 6

Not long ago, I was involved in cyber-communication with a new Methodist friend, and we were discussing the same-sex conundrum within the United Methodist Church.  My friend (who knows about this post, by the way) and I align on most  issues, but I sensed a divide on this one.  Meaning: we have similar views regarding the Read the full article…

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