There is a world of difference between following your dream and following the dream.This Sunday, you find out what that difference is and why it matters in your life.And you know why I love third Sundays each month? (And this Sunday is a third Sunday.)Because we have the raucous, boisterous, chill — yes, all that at Read the full article…
So I’ll use the post title for my opening sentence: my mother met Doris Kearns Goodwin yesterday. I suppose on the one hand, that’s not so remarkable. Doris Kearns Goodwin is a decorated presidential historian and has published massive biographies of Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson. Her latest effort is Bully Pulpit Read the full article…
One of the most oft-repeated phrases in evangelicalism is “Christ-likeness.” As in, “the goal of discipleship is to grow us in Christ-likeness.”Or: “we mature in faith as we become more Christ-like.” Or even at a memorial service: “she (or he) was one of the most Christ-like people I’ve ever known.”And honestly, that phrase has always Read the full article…
The year 2013 has been one of the heaviest for funerals & memorial services that I’ve ever had. Including a recent burst of them. With that in mind, below I am re-printing & slightly editing a post from a few years ago regarding our approach to the ministry of funerals & memorial services at Good Shepherd: Read the full article…
In the middle of a weekend full of guest speaking, Room In The Inn, funeral leading and funeral preparing, and our first annual Latino ministry celebration, there was a sermon to preach. One I felt good about in preparation. And so, predictably, I grew more despondent through the latter part of the week and into Read the full article…
