You'll be so blessed.You'll be so blessed by the music.You'll be so blessed by the choir.You'll be so blessed by the atmosphere.And most of all, you'll be so blessed to find out what kind of people make up Good Shepherd.Friends In LOW Places.Sunday.8:30. ...

In the summer of 1983, just before my senior year in college, I taught tennis at a place called Camp Of The Woods in Speculator, New York.Two of us were hired for the tennis program that summer; my partner was a Hong Kong-born, pre-med student and varsity...

During each session of our First Step Membership Exploration class, I conduct an experiment.And while the people in the class change, the results of the experiment never do.Here it is.  At the beginning of our third evening together, I ask the group,...

Because the last couple of weeks have included the conclusion of the US Open tennis tournament and the launch of both college and NFL football, I've watched a bit more television than usual.It's amazing what you can learn by watching television if you pay close...

John Pavlovitz started our Lowlife series with a strong message from John 13.John excels at both wordsmithing and delivery.  Here are some of the highlights from yesterday's message:Serving doesn't lead to a reward.  Serving IS the reward.[Reminding our...

Humility: You won't get awards for it. You won't receive promotions for it. You won't win a reality TV show with it.But the Bible tells us that it is the path to greatness in the eyes of God. The smaller we get, and the more important we make others, the closer we are...

If you've ever been to one of the Disney theme parks, you know what this picture is all about.You enter the Disney property, park about three miles from the park entrance, and then the tram stops by your car to pick you up.That's what the tram does (not on its own,...

I had the most interesting encounter after the 11:30 service this past Sunday.The message dealt with the relationship between church & state and between Christian & government.The bottom line came from Philippians 3:20 -- But your citizenship is in heaven --...

From 1985 - 1987, I worked in the New Jersey office of the United States Tennis Association, the not-for-profit body that puts on the U.S. Open tournament, currently underway in Flushing, NY.My title was the Coordinator of Recreational Tennis, which meant that I was...

It was an interesting weekend in my house.First, my wife Julie had been given two tickets to the Ryder Cup in Chicago, and so took her father Ted Munoz with her. They spent Saturday following Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker, and others around the 18 holes of Medinah.If...