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Top Five Tuesday — Top Five College Football Upsets
November 13, 2012 0

My heart grew strangely warmed on Saturday when Texas A&M, led by its phenomenal freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel, upset big, bad, undefeated Alabama 29-24, hopefully ruining any shot the Crimson Tide had at a national championship. But my warm heart that night got me thinking: what are some other college football results that you just didn’t see Read the full article…

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How A Preacher Spends A Sunday Off
November 12, 2012 1

Yesterday came at the tail end of a vacation week for me, and so offered the rarest of opportunities:  a Sunday morning in which I was both off work and in town. So how did I spend it?  I went to church.  Twice.  At two very different congregations. In deciding where to attend, I had Read the full article…

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Gospel Prayer
November 9, 2012 0

I’m so grateful for what has happened in prayer at Good Shepherd this year. We’ve opened a Prayer Room. We’ve had more opportunities for shared prayer on Sunday mornings. We’ve had more of you submit prayer requests on your Connection Cards. We’re hearing more celebrations as God answers and sensing more maturity in praying people Read the full article…

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Some Things I’ll Can’t Quite Figure Out
November 8, 2012 0

There are some realities of life in 2012 that no matter how hard I try, I just will never understand. Such as . . . Why pro wrestling has such enduring popularity. Why people of all ages wear ball caps sideways. Why people snow ski.  It’s wet.  It’s cold.  It’s difficult.  And worst of all, Read the full article…

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After The Dust Settles
November 7, 2012 4

So it’s over now. If your candidate won, does that mean your life will suddenly get better? If your candidate lost, does that mean your life will suddenly get worse? Is your contentment determined by forces beyond your control? Or does satisfaction and purpose have precious little to do with donkeys and elephants? Please.  Be bigger, Read the full article…

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