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Good Shepherd
Haters & Sycophants
May 24, 2010 0

The Eagles had their “Hotel California.” Leonardo DaVinci had his Mona Lisa. Orson Welles had his “Citizen Kane.” Mark Twain had “Huckleberry Finn.”Mr. Holland had his opus. And here’s ours. “Haters & Sycophants.” We played it in church yesterday.

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Good Shepherd
Don’t Miss This Sunday
May 21, 2010 0

If you have a trip, cancel it. If you have an operation, re-schedule it. If you have an emergency, ignore it. If you want to sleep in, wake up instead. You don’t want to miss Week Four of The Office: “It’s A Jungle Out There.” That’s all I can tell you now. You’ll see what Read the full article…

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Leadership
People & Change
May 20, 2010 0

Pastoral leaders are supposed to help people navigate change. It’s part of the territory. Sometimes I do it well. Other times I don’t. But someone said something a few months ago that has stuck with me: People don’t fear change. They fear what they’ll lose in change. How true. When you change a church’s structure, Read the full article…

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The “World”
May 19, 2010 3

I John 2:15 puts it this way: “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” The “world” in that setting refers to the values and attitudes that shape culture. In our day, it applies equally to the values of Read the full article…

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Personal
Top Five Tuesday
May 18, 2010 2

In my never-ending quest to keep this blog fresh — and to establish the sort of weekly routine which I crave — today is the first edition of “Top Five Tuesday” (Notice the alliteration there? Almost like I’m Baptist!) I’ll provide different personal “top fives” on subjects ranging from music to sports to books to Read the full article…

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