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A Series Starts, A Bottom Line Changes, Julie Andrews Sings, Jesus Comes Back
June 29, 2015 0

Well, three out of four of those things are true. I wrestled with the message’s bottom line all week.  I knew the sermon was good, but the original bottom line lacked some stick.  I said in the 11:30 that that dilemma was almost like being all in favor of marriage, just not with the person Read the full article…

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On The Up And Up, Week 1 — Traveler’s Advisory
June 26, 2015 0

    Our lives are always headed somewhere. For some of us, we’re taking a step back. Others, moving from one side to another. But what would it look like if our life trajectory was headed up? What if the phrase “on the up and up” spoke not only of the honesty of our communication Read the full article…

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What A “Regular” Day Showed Me About Ministry
June 25, 2015 0

Yesterday afternoon, I went to jail. Then to a hospital room. Then to another hospital room. Then to a nursing home. I was out of the office and away from my computer for several hours straight. That’s really not that unusual — at least for the course of most of my 25 years in ministry Read the full article…

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The Best Review Ever For Head Scratchers — And Future Suggestions
June 24, 2015 0

My young friend Aaron handed me this note on Sunday:   Here are some highlights of his prose: I hope it would help to invite readers to come to Good Shepherd to be invited into a living relationship with Jesus Christ.  He KNOWS & REPEATS THE MISSION STATMENT! I cannot wait to read your 2 Read the full article…

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Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Ways GS Staff Influences Children
June 23, 2015 0

I don’t know.   I think this photo of Joey Hopper, our Family Ministries Worship Leader, and his young acolyte Caden Macedo, pretty much covers numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, don’t you?   The beard will appear next week, I’m sure.

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