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Worship
A Pleasant Surprise
February 13, 2012 1

Every once in awhile, something happens in Sunday morning worship that I didn’t even know was planned. Yesterday was one of those occasions. Our music set was decidedly “chill”: acoustic instrumentation, worship-leading choir, Chris Macedo leading it all from the keyboards rather than acoustic guitar. Then, out of nowhere, as we moved into Revelation Song, Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
Grace, Week 2: We HAVE Been There 10,000 Years
February 10, 2012 0

But For The Grace Of God got off to a terrific start last Sunday with well over 100 adults, teens, and children receiving God’s grace in a decisive way for the first time. We sharpened our focused, adjusted our methods, and deepened our trust. And I believe this week will bring more of the same. Read the full article…

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Ministry; Scripture
The Value Of A Men’s Life Group Bible Study
February 9, 2012 2

I’m in the third week of leading a Sunday night Men’s Life Group Bible Study. We’re doing a very good curriculum together called Invititation To Genesis, one of the best offerings by the Methodist Publishing House. Some of the guys in the group are veterans of bible study, having combed through the pages of Genesis Read the full article…

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Ministry; Seminary; Theology
Sharing Space & Basking Breakfast
February 8, 2012 2

This week, Good Shepherd United Methodist Church has become, briefly, the Charlotte Campus of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. That’s because the seminary’s permanent Charlotte campus is otherwise occupied this week hosting an exhibit for the Museum of the Bible. So they needed classroom space during daylight hours. Classroom space that we have during daylight hours. So Read the full article…

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Personal
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Times Sports Has Made Me Happy
February 7, 2012 1

So Sunday night was a pretty happy night in our house. Not necessarily for me, mind you, but for Julie who is a lifelong New York Giants fan. This went along with the 1987, 1991, and 2008 Super Bowls in making for a happy wife. Which gets me thinking . . . what have the Read the full article…

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