As 2008 winds down, I find myself especially proud to have come from this family on the left.The photo was taken at my nephew's wedding in Highlands, NC back in August.Pictured are the seven Davis children with our remarkable mother in the middle. Betty Davis is 93,...
We had post-it notes all over the Worship Center on Christmas Eve.The theme had to do with "remembering" -- marking the interventions of God in your life.As a response, we invited the people to write down God's interventions on post-it notes (we put three in every...
Christmas Eve growing up . . .With such a large family we drew names. In the early years (before I was born), the name drawing gift would be the only one people would give and receive. In the later years, the name drawing gift became the best gift you'd give or...
In the middle of Christmas, please pray for 13-year-old Connor McKemey.On Sunday he was severely burned in an accident you can read about here.Both Connor and his mother Karin are receiving treatment at a burn unit facility in Augusta, Georgia.The McKemeys have been...
As many of you know by now, President-elect Obama has chosen Rick Warren of Saddleback Church and The Purpose-Driven Life fame to deliver the invocation at the January 20 inauguration. As you also know, the reaction from some groups has not been positive. I'd direct...
The last phrase of Luke 2:7 is one of the most familiar -- and misunderstood -- sections of Scripture: "for there was no room in the inn."This Sunday, we'll remove some of the sentimentality from those words. We'll see them for what they really say -- in all their...
Christmas is coming and with it the inevitable family reunions.For a lot of us, that means coming face to face with certain people we don't much care for. We've had a "falling out."So the question is: will anyone make the first move towards reconciliation? Or will all...
Today, I'm taking the Good Shepherd staff on a field trip.To South Park Mall.Not exactly high culture. Nor is it continuing education.It's blatant consumerism.But it's also my expression of thanks at Christmas.I've gotten each of them a gift card they can use anywhere...
If you remember the 70s at all, you have to remember this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lE6Htee0sA Today, I feel about blogging like Air Supply did about love. I got nothing. Zip. Zero. Nada. Now, I have a lot of stuff I want to blog about. But some of those things...
We dedicated a Habitat For Humanity house on Saturday.We parntered with Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church as well as some corporate sponsors in Charlotte.It took 14 Saturdays of volunteer labor to build a house for and with the Hoover family. The Hoovers worked right...