Instead of preaching at Good Shepherd on Sunday, I was at my son Riley’s graduation from UNC- Chapel Hill. From left, we are Julie, Taylor (Vanderbilt ’11), Riley, and me. Chapel Hill has a Mother’s Day Morning Graduation Tradition (evidently established with no input from the state’s clergy), and so we joined about 20,000 Read the full article…
How would we summarize our journey with Solutionists? Since the bible is a library, Nehemiah is a memoir. Nehemiah the man doesn’t point out problems; he pinpoints solutions. When you admit that the solution is the problem, God surrounds you with his promises. Week 2: You only get rid of what you refuse to get Read the full article…
On Monday night, we had our customary Healing Service at Good Shepherd. And as usual, our team of pray-ers gathered 30 minutes ahead of time in the Good Shepherd Prayer Room (a lovely spot adjacent to our Worship Center) to pray up and pair up — we spend time praising God and then asking him to Read the full article…
As some of you know, I serve on the Board of CharlotteONE, a cooperative ministry seeking to provide 20- and 30-somethings in Charlotte with an opportunity to get connected, make a difference, and find their purpose. So on Tuesday night I went to a special CharlotteONE event at the Fillmore, part of the Music Read the full article…
You know what this is like. There’s a band or an artist you just don’t like. It could be the style, it could be the vocals, it could be nothing more logical than “I don’t like them.” And then, just to ruin your Antagonism Party, that artist releases a song you like. No matter how Read the full article…
