In a planning meeting today for our next series (called The Forgotten God, based on the book by Francis Chan), our worship design team talked about some of the misperceptions people have of ministry that is truly “Spirit-filled.” If a preacher stands and announces that he is shelving whatever he had planned to talk about Read the full article…
Disclaimer: I am having a good week. I am content in ministry and think Good Shepherd is in a good place. Please don’t read this post as a sign of impending crisis in ministry. Having said that, I’ve been thinking about posting on things I can’t do as a pastor for several months now. Why? Read the full article…
As part of “Good Smell Rising” yesterday, I shared this prayer that I found in a collection edited by Chuck Swindoll: I asked God for strength, that I might achieve;I was made weak, that I may learn humbly to obey.I asked God for health, that I may do greater things;I was given infirmity, that I Read the full article…
Perhaps you remember Credence Clearwater Revival’s Bad Moon Rising. If not — or if so — here it is: Well, this Sunday at Good Shepherd is not about a Bad Moon Rising. It’s about a Good Smell Rising as we move to Week 2 of “My Life Stinks.” It’s a good smell that involves prayer, Read the full article…
As I was helping someone with their next steps in faith on Wednesday night, I realized again how the whole of the gospel — indeed, the whole of the Christian life — is summarized in Philippians 1:21: Christ in me is to live, to die is to gain.That says it all, doesn’t it? The first Read the full article…
