So this week’s sermon is called Guiding Light. Which, of course, was the name of a soap opera. Which is kind of ironic since the purpose of the sermon is to show you how to keep your life from becoming one. Sunday. 8:30. 10. 11:30 (Moss Road) 11:30 (Latino, Moss Road) 10.  11:30 (Zoar Road) Read the full article…

Like most pastors these days, I like to preach my messages in series. I have found that thinking “serially” harnesses my mind’s creative bent and I have discovered that serial preaching best captures the attention of those who attend our church . . . and those who don’t.  After all, most of the people to Read the full article…

I’ve been at this for eight years now.  Five days a week.  Virtually without fail. Here’s my very first post, promoting a 2008 series on the book of Revelation called NUMB3RS:  http://wptemp.dev.tribaldawn.com/2008/05/numb3rs/ So I love my blog.  Until I hate it.  Here you go. Why I Love My Blog:   It’s how the people at Read the full article…

Ah, the 1990s. Grunge music.  Seinfeld.  Bill Clinton.  Pete Sampras.  Michael Jordan. It’s not long enough ago yet that people are necessarily nostalgic for  a return to that decade. Julie and I were in Monroe, North Carolina, I was pastoring Mt. Carmel & Midway United Methodist Churches (yes, at the same time!), and our children Read the full article…

A little over a year ago, while I was in India, I read a magazine article about a cricket hero in that land.  And the title of the article was The Light At The Beginning Of The Tunnel. Immediately I knew: sermon series. And so, a year later, series idea has become series reality. A Read the full article…