You know how you can have a love/hate relationship with someone or something? Friends, mates, jobs, churches, parents? Meaning: sometimes you love that person or thing and other times, well . . .Yet as 2013 winds down I realize there are elements in my...
On this next-to-last day of the year, it seems appropriate to take stock of some of the best happenings in and around Good Shepherd in 2013.Without further adieu, here's the Best Of 2013 with hyperlinks to the relevant blog posts:Best Moment: Telling the church...
Let's acknowledge something: it is impossible to grow up in the 1970s, have a sermon series with "Dreams" in the title, and not title one of the sermons Dream On.While Steven Tyler won't be making an appearance (though did you know Aerosmith guitarist Bradley Whitford...
On most Sundays at Good Shepherd, we remind the people of the church that the bible is not a book; it's a library. I often have people tell me of the jolt of insight they received upon hearing those words and that understanding for the first time. And the...
We've planned.We've prepared.We've prayed.And so we're ready.Here are five things to know about tonight's Christmas Even Worship Gatherings at Good Shepherd:1. We have three identical worship gatherings at 5, 7, and 9 p.m. Each service will include rich...
So many interesting things happened yesterday that I just want to offer a few observations about them.It really was a head-spinning, mind-blowing, and even face-melting kind of day at Good Shepherd. We pray that in addition to being head-spinning, it was also...
My adrenaline has been flowing all week long in anticipation of Dream Come True, the fourth message and worship service in the Wildest Dreams series.Why?Several reasons:1. We will be led in worship by an 80 voice children's choir. This is not a children's...
Here's a photo of almost all of the GSUMC staff taken yesterday just before we departed for a Christmas Field Trip.What happens on a Christmas Field Trip for Good Shepherd staff?First, I thank God for the good work the staff has done this year and for the fact...
How did we ever get here?A United Methodist pastor in suburban Philadelphia receives a 30-day suspension for performing a same-gender wedding involving his son and now that the penalty has concluded is challenging the denomination to restore his credentials so he...
The end of any year is typically a time to reflect on advances made and lessons learned in the previous twelve months.The end of 2013 is no exception.And on many occasions when we get something right at Good Shepherd, I find myself asking, "Why didn't we do it that...