Dr. Doolittle featured this rather improbable animal, aptly named the Push Me Pull You: Hard to make a lot of progress in that kind of body, isn’t it? There are seasons of ministry life where I feel like that. Specifically: many times the church needs me to lead and I feel the pull to pastor.  Read the full article…

I’ve been able to do a lot in my life. I’ve been to Australia.  I’ve lived in Texas, New Jersey, Kentucky, and North Carolina.  I won some tennis matches that mattered.  I’ve been able to pastor among some terrific people.  This summer, I even published an e-book that resulted in a $37 royalty check this Read the full article…

Yesterday’s Charlotte Observer contained this article on the Hope House, the home the people of Good Shepherd bought, renovated, and then gifted to On Eagles’ Wings Ministry for use in the rescue and restoration of under-age girls victimized by the domestic sex trafficking industry (no digital version yet available): Talk about loving it when a Read the full article…

So it’s Week 2 of a series that’s off to a really good start around here:  Not A Fan. Already, more of the people of this church are opening up Scripture, signing up to serve, and preparing to lift up their hearts to the Lord in praise on Sunday. Which we’ll need to do. Because Read the full article…

In introducing the Not A Fan series, we wanted to give the people of the church some concrete next steps.  After all, what’s the point of getting people motivated on a Sunday with no tangible way to respond on Monday? And in particular, I wanted to offer a great next step to supplement the message Read the full article…