Every so often, I come across a pair of rock songs that are really just twins separated at birth. To my untrained ear, characteristics in melody, chord changes, and vocalizations make certain pairs of songs sound eerily similar. Sometimes it could be a case of influence; in others, subliminal copycatting; in other cases it may be outright plagiarism. Read the full article…
As you can see by checking the “Books I Like” column to the right, I recently came across Paul David Tripp’s Dangerous Calling: Confronting The Unique Challenges Of Pastoral Ministry. I had never heard of either the book or its author before a friend loanded it to me. Tripp runs in some very different theological circles than Read the full article…
Here’s a look at our Journey Of Stones series: I like that piece. I’m also excited about the message I get to give on Sunday: Sticks & Stones.Sunday.8:30. 10. 11:30.
Every once in awhile, I’ll have a conversation with someone who is either new to Good Shepherd or just checking it out. And usually the conversation includes the person or family saying something like, “we’re looking for a church that’s a good fit. We just want a place where it feels comfortable.” For many years, Read the full article…
Most mornings, as I get ready for the rest of my day, I have the television playing for background noise. Sometimes it’s the caustic banter of Imus In The Morning. Other times it’s the slightly more elevated political discourse of Morning Joe. And then for a break from all that, there is the clever back-and-forth Read the full article…
