The words "sex" and "saints" are rarely in the same country, much less the same sentence.Or the same sermon title.Until this Sunday.And it's one of those message in which I'm going to say some things that I just can't wait to say. I love those days.Sunday.8:30. 10....
Last night I went with some of our students to an event sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at Fort Mill High.Four students -- not from Good Shepherd but from the different FCAs in York County -- gave testimonies.The speaking was not polished.The...
In Exodus 3, God introduces himself to Moses.Here's what God says as part of the introduction, and I have put the verbs in bold:7 The LORD said, "I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am...
On Sunday nights from 5-7 p.m. this fall, I'm going back to seminary.At Good Shepherd Church.Huh?Yeah, seminary at Good Shepherd. I'm in a class called Living Hope For Shattered Times taught by my friend Steve Klipowicz who is a professor at nearby Gordon-Conwell...
There is a marvelous pattern in the book of Proverbs:let the wise listen and add to their learning,and let the discerning get guidance. (1:5)The way of a fool seems right to him,but a wise man listens to advice. (12:15)He who listens to a life-giving rebukewill be at...
Several years ago, I heard a teaching about the curse of knowledge.It goes like this:Once you know something,you forget what it's likenot to know that thing.That's so true. And especially applicable to the world of faith and church.Once you know the bible stories, you...
In my on-going attempts to put a little variety into my diet -- limited now because of a gluten allergy -- I came across a container of honey in our pantry.It had probably been there five years or more. Bleh.But then I remembered: honey is one food that does not...
There are some things about which I have irrational fears.These are the kinds of things that keep me up at night or give that sinking feeling in my stomach if I'm already awake.So here they are:5. That I'll drive up one Sunday and NO ONE will be at church. Of...
Over the past weekend, I saw two small acts of kindness that communicated large measures of grace.Both of them involved teenagers, and both were reminders that God is still at work in the world.First, on Friday night as we were watching Riley's football game -- they...
First Serve is back.It's one of the best things we do at Good Shepherd as several hundred of us fan out in ministry on the first Saturday of each month. You can see the different ministry options and sign up for the one that stirs your adrenaline here.And for the men,...