With some frequency, people will approach me after a Sunday at Good Shepherd and say, “that was just like a therapy session in a room with hundreds of other people.” And I think to myself, “And thank God for that.” See, much of preaching (not all of it, mind you, but much of it) involves Read the full article…
Below is “The Butterfly Sex Effect,” a message in which I: Acknowledged a place in life where the Hindu/Buddhist concept of karma rings uncomfortably true; Confessed to having personal space issues; Referenced John Mellencamp, England Dan & John Ford Coley, and Timbuk 3; Declared to singles: “if God can raise the dead, he can keep Read the full article…
I remember exactly where I was when I first had the idea for the sermon series that formed the basis for the book Solve. At Good Shepherd Church we support a lot of recovery programs, which hold their meetings at our Zoar Road campus. Many of these meetings are open to the public, so that you Read the full article…
Maybe you’ve seen the recent spate of commercials for Hotels.com featuring Captain Obvious. Here’s one of the best: I have noticed in the communication field that it is all too easy to succumb to the “Captain Obvious Trap.” One of the commentators on the Tennis Channel, for example, is notorious for telling viewers that Read the full article…
If you are at all like me, you do more reading during the summer than any other time of the year. The sun on your face, the sand between your toes, the clock permanently set at 5 o’clock somewhere and voila! you get to gorge on some reading. And most of the time, for most Read the full article…
