The Old Testament book of Nahum is an unlikely place for devotional reading. It consists primarily of warnings towards and judgments against the city of Nineveh, a locale we know mostly through the OT book of Jonah. And let’s face it: Jonah is on the Hebrew best seller list while Nahum barely makes a blip Read the full article…
Every year at this time, the eyes of the tennis world turn down under as the Australian Open kicks off the season in what they’re calling “The Grand Slam Of Asia and The Pacific.” And my mind turns to that time in 1976 when my parents, older brother and I spent five months in Sydney. Read the full article…
In last Tuesday’s post, I admitted that I am unable to interpret dreams. Apparently, that includes my own. But did I have a doozy the other night . . . It was Easter Sunday.We had chosen to hold our worship services off-site. Some cavernous, confusing auditorium.Chris Macedo had, against my wishes, placed the worship band Read the full article…
We recently added a new feature to our website called “Impact Community.” It details some of the mission trips we have planned in 2011. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned about the people of Good Shepherd it’s this: when you give them an opportunity to make a difference, they jump at the chance. To Read the full article…
During a hospital visit this week, a young woman said quietly to me, “I like the church because there are all different races there. I wouldn’t want to go to a church that was just all white or all black.”Music to my ears, of course. And then she said something that has layered my thinking Read the full article…
