Listen below are some biographies I have read and thoroughly enjoyed in recent years. I’m not including either autobiographies or memoirs in this list — primarily because there are a lot more Tuesday ahead for which I must find top five something. So here we are with five of my favorite biographies — not all Read the full article…

Entourage was one of those sermons that was all about who we are and where we are going as a church. My prayer is that its strategic place on the calendar, coupled with its logical next step of our LifeGroup Launch event, will lead to an increase in both our number of LifeGroups and numbers Read the full article…

So am I preaching about a TV show that became a movie? Well, not exactly.  Actually, not at all. I am giving a message that has everything to do with the heartbeat of Good Shepherd, a sermon that gets to the core of what it means to have a living relationship with Jesus Christ. And Read the full article…

Of all the statistics and anecdotes regarding the differences between those raised in chronic poverty and those raised in middle class comfort, this one has haunted me the most: Vocabulary of a three year old in a professional home: 1,116 words Vocabulary of an adult in a chronically impoverished home: 974 words As mind-bending as Read the full article…

In ministry — whether as a member of the clergy or a member of a church — what you DON’T say is almost as important as what you DO say. Sometimes even moreso. This is especially true in times of grief. What are some things you simply shouldn’t say to families or individuals going through Read the full article…