We had people join officially as members of Good Shepherd United Methodist last night. That’s right. On a Wednesday night and not on a Sunday morning. Here’s what it looked like . . . . . . and here’s what happened: We wanted to give people a tangible way to respond to the first message Read the full article…
A few weeks ago, a friend directed me to a priceless sentence from the “How It Works” section of Alcoholics Anonymous’ “Big Book”: Our stories disclose in a general way what we used to be like,what happened,and what we are like now.That’s how recovering alcoholics are to share their experience, strength, and hope with newcomers to the path. I Read the full article…
The Methodist blogosphere is roiling these days with a bishop receiving reprimand, pastors standing trial, and opinions going viral. So given the headiness and heaviness of this week, I couldn’t resist taking a step back from all the maneuvering and posturing to let readers know five things about the United Methodist Church they may not Read the full article…
Here’s our current Radical Impact Project: we want to fill this truck with Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes. In 2012, our goal was 2,000 shoe boxes. The people of Good Shepherd brought back 2,800. So much for goals. So this year, we want to go beyond that 2,800 and into the truck. It’s another of Read the full article…
You too? The natural tendency to worry makes Jesus’ command “Do not worry” all that much more infuriating. How dare he forbid us from doing this thing at which most of us excel? Dealing with that dilemma is why I’m looking forward to this Sunday so much. We’ll have choir, celebrate babies, and then have Read the full article…
