Well, I really enjoyed preparing and then delivering “Oppositionists.” Now: I always enjoy preparation and delivery, but I really, really, really enjoyed the process this time. Perhaps it showed through. After the 11:30 service a friend pulled me aside. I know his story pretty well, and so I know that he has been Read the full article…
We have a great weekend ahead of us at Good Shepherd. First, we have the return of First Serve, where the church gathers together early Saturday morning, receives its assignments, and then fans throughout the city of Charlotte to make an impact with our different partner ministries. My men’s LifeGroup, for example, will be helping Read the full article…
One of the great lines of the bible is when Jacob says to the angel/Lord in Genesis 32:26: I will not let go until you bless me. Whether you are in a place of spiritual leadership or in a position of spiritual “follower-ship,” when was the last time you declared to God, “I won’t let Read the full article…
I had a lot to be grateful for this past Sunday: a raucous choir, a Bruce Springsteen special selection, a message I enjoyed delivering, good crowds, and an overwhelming response to the Radical Impact Project with our partners the Scouts and our friends at Loaves and Fishes. But none of those ultimately represent the best Read the full article…
As my Monday post indicated, we are in the middle of a Solutionists Radical Impact Project. In a word, we’re becoming Solutionists for local hunger. On Sunday we distributed well over 1,000 empty grocery bags. Each bag was stapled with these instructions: We gave people instructions to bring the bags back full of groceries Read the full article…
