When you’re down for the count. When you need a buzzer beater. When you utter a Hail Mary. When you’re ready throw in the towel. When that certain lady is warming up her voice. We’ve all had those situations.  Some people are in the middle of them.  And Psalm 126 takes a simultaneous backward glance Read the full article…

Pick your cliche:   There’s Down For The Count:   Or Throw In The Towel:   Or a certain lady who sings: Whatever the cliche, it’s a season of life with which we are all familiar — hope seems lost and perseverance appears futile. Psalm 126 — one of the Songs Of Ascent that are Read the full article…

On Tuesday evening, I went to CharlotteONE, an eclectic gathering of 20s and 30s now meeting at the Visulite Theater in the Elizabeth District near uptown. I serve on CharlotteONE’s Board, which means I get to help ensure they stay focused on the three-fold mission:  Get Connected, Make A Difference, Find Your Purpose.  And on the Read the full article…

We are hosting a funeral today at Good Shepherd — another in a run of them recently — which serves as an occasion to remember the two most important words in designing a service that both honors the dead and comforts the living:  expression and permission. By expression I mean that those leading a funeral Read the full article…

Throughout the series On The Up And Up, I have been telling the people of Good Shepherd that the Songs Of Ascent (Psalm 120-134) are some of the most vivid examples of how the books of the bible (in this case, the “book” within a book!) had a life before they were ever collected into Read the full article…