I’m going to be a bit arbitrary here: “contemporary Christian” music really started in the 1970s.  That’s when churches and their leaders first discovered that if they could communicate gospel truths in the (relatively) new medium of pop/rock music, they could reach new generations. What follows are the songs that in my view best represent Read the full article…

I had a sermon yesterday. It was even pretty good. But it did not compare with the video that closed it.  Here it is:   Leaving your mark isn’t about what you accomplish; it’s about who you influence.

This Sunday evening, scores of folks will Take The Plunge into the waters of baptism at Good Shepherd.     Many of them have explained to us in writing why they want to go public by getting wet.  Here are a few of the reasons: From 8 year old: Jesus died on the cross for Read the full article…

A friend recently gave me a copy of Andrew Murray’s Abide In Christ.  Murray was a South African pastor and author from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and this particular work is a classic devotional treatment of Jesus’ words in John 15.   While doing my daily reading this week, this passage leaped Read the full article…

Well, advance copies of these arrived in my office a few days ago. In my right hand you see The Shadow Of A Doubt and in my left hand is The Storm Before The Calm.  Both have an official release date of September 15, 2015, but Abingdon Press was kind enough to send me some Read the full article…