When Every Silver Lining Has A REALLY Dark Cloud was, again, one of my favorite messages to deliver. It had a title I really liked, a noun-centric metaphor (a harp), and a closing section I was able to deliver with considerable conviction because I’ve been on the receiving end of what I was talking about. Read the full article…

Here’s the cliché:   But here’s the reality:  many of us do a much better job of dwelling on the dark cloud than the silver lining surrounding it. Is that you? Because what interests me most this week is the correlation between our obsessive thoughts and our depressive emotions. How does what you think influence Read the full article…

If you are even a casual follower of the sports landscape, you know that the French Open tennis tournament is currently taking place in Paris. In fact, as of this writing, it looks for all the world like Novak Djokovic is on his way to claiming his first title on the red clay of Roland Read the full article…

There are some things in life that, no matter how often you do them, never get old.  It’s almost like every time feels like the first time. That’s especially true of many facets not only of ministry at Good Shepherd, but life in our little corner where Mecklenburg and York Counties intersect. So here are Read the full article…