This message required a bit of biblical dexterity. Because when Jesus says in John 19:30 “It is finished,” what is completed has its origins in Leviticus 16 (see in sermon below). HOWEVER, during the 10:00 worship service on Sunday, I had neglected to place my marker in Leviticus 16.  I scrambled to find it just Read the full article…

Each morning during Finished Business, the people of Good Shepherd have opened their email inboxes and discovered a daily Scripture, Reflection, and Prayer delivered to them. The written material comes from the our Finished Business Devotion Guides, still available free of charge from our church office.  Each day features a different author who is connected Read the full article…

It is quite possible to preach a sermon that appears to be from the bible … but is not at all biblical. How do you do that? By taking interesting, provocative, preachable verses, yanking them out of their immediate surroundings in the text, and preaching them as if they were stand-alone statements rather than parts of a Read the full article…

. . . I decided to doodle my Top 10 — or 15 — male tennis players of all time.   How’d I do?

Last week (Monday, March 27 – Sunday, April 2) had an interesting “full circle” arc to it.  Here’s what I mean: Monday — I began the week making a Monday morning visit to a young adult in the behavioral unit of an area hospital.  Towards the end of a conversation in which we discussed brain chemistry, Read the full article…