Well, it’s not the USSR anymore. It’s just Russia. But I’m back. It was a mind-bending trip. I’ll post about it in more detail next week. When I’m over jet lag. In the meantime, tomorrow’s message continues Things Jesus Never Said: “I’ve Come To Bring Peace On Earth.” Happily, many things happened in Moscow that Read the full article…
Still in Moscow. But posting from Charlotte a week earlier. I’ll be returning on Friday, August 1. And I’ll preach on Sunday the 3rd, continuing our series Things Jesus Never Said. Did you know that he never said, “I came to bring peace on earth”??? This Sunday you’ll see what he really did sayA lot Read the full article…
Because of the miracle of “post options” — I wrote this on July 22 but it is published on the 28th — I am in Moscow, Russia as you read this. Eight of us from Good Shepherd have joined with Jon and Sonnet Barr, longtime missionaries with United World Mission. You can read about the Read the full article…
Jesus never said keep using the same old wineskins. He never said that following him would routine, predictable, or safe. He never said his church would remain the same. He never wanted us to confuse the form of the faith — worship style, bible translation, denominational affiliation — with the faith itself. Forms change and Read the full article…
I mentioned in a post last week that I am the youngest of eight children. I also explained that I am 23 years younger than the oldest Davis and seven years younger than the #7 child. In other words, an only child with seven brothers and sisters. Being that much younger than everyone else — Read the full article…
