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The Concert We Missed . . . And Some We Haven’t
May 6, 2009 3

This past Saturday night, we had tickets to see Bruce Springsteen up in Greensboro. It was all set up to be perfect: the tickets were given to us, I wasn’t preaching on Sunday so I could stay out a bit later than usual on Saturday, and we like Springsteen a lot. But then Saturday got Read the full article…

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How To Give Away 600 Hot Dogs
May 5, 2009 2

So on Sunday night we had our Party On The Corner. It was a way of introducing the people of the church and community to our new Corner Campus — the space that used to be the Hollywood Video store across the street from the church. We’ve signed a five year lease on the space, Read the full article…

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Inconvenient
May 1, 2009 1

Think it was convenient for Abraham to leave Ur of the Chaldees to follow a God he’d never seen and establish a people who didn’t yet exist? Think it was convenient for Moses to lead the children of Israel — with all their murmuring & complaining — out of slavery and into freedom? Think it Read the full article…

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James-Michael Smith
April 30, 2009 2

The man in this picture is James-Michael Smith, who has been the Disicpleship Pastor at Good Shepherd since 2004. Today is his last day on the job. Thankfully, it’s not his last day as part of the Good Shepherd community. James-Michael is moving on from the staff so that he can prepare for and then Read the full article…

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Wedding In Blowing Rock
April 29, 2009 3

Not ours, mind you. But last weekend, I did something I don’t think I’ve ever done except for immediate family: an out-of-town wedding. Some friends/church members got married in Blowing Rock, NC, and I was only too glad to take Julie with me, make the hike up NC Rt. 321, and help out with both Read the full article…

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