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Culture, Sports
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Sports Rants
August 23, 2011 0

They are moments etched in time. They are the source of phrases that have worked their way into the common vernacular. They are, frankly, sources of unending YouTube enjoyment. They are SPORTS RANTS. Sometimes coaches, sometimes players. Sometimes during press conferences, sometimes during the heat of battle. Always classic. Here they are: my top five Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
Hunger, Hair Nets, And Heroes
August 22, 2011 0

I posted last week about our Fed Up With Hunger effort. Well, the results are in. A multi-cultural and multi-generational collection of Good Shepherd heroes gathered together Saturday morning, donned hair nets, and together fought hunger in the horn of Africa. Two hundred volunteers packed 50,100 meals that will be delivered to the drought-striken border Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
Another Big Weekend
August 19, 2011 0

Boundaries With Kids this weekend starts off with an event that transcends boundaries: Our Fed Up With Hunger project on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. (Check Wednesday’s post for more information.) To register, sign up here. Then on Sunday I’ll bring the second message in our Boundaries With Kids series: Parents With Boundaries. Read the full article…

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Pastoring
How “Bridge Over Troubled Water” Is Like Ministry
August 18, 2011 0

In reading David Browne’s Fire And Rain, a musical & cultural exploration of the pivotal-but-overlooked year of 1970, I learned some interesting factoids about Simon & Garfunkel’s iconic Bridge Over Troubled Water. For example, did you know that Simon originally wanted a shorter, quieter song without the “Sail on silver girl . . .” verse Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
Fed Up With Hunger
August 17, 2011 0

RIGHT NOW in the Horn of Africa people are dying every day from the worst famine in 60 years. Food and water are desperately needed. Good Shepherd has felt the call to be Jesus’ hands and feet in meeting that need. THIS Saturday, August 20, from 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. we will be attempting to Read the full article…

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