Here's a collection of some things I've seen, some other things I've learned, and some things that have simply happened in my life over the last couple of months.1.  I just started using the Calendar feature on Outlook.  That means that only in the summer of...

When we think of Paul authoring his New Testament epistles -- whether it's the theological tour de force of Romans or the personal plea of Philemon -- we typically envision him in this posture:Alone with his thoughts and his God, pen in hand, parchments on desk, and,...

As one of my friends reminded me, I preached a lot last week.Three times on one Sunday, followed by four night-time sermons at the Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting, followed by three times again the next Sunday.  That is actually more times than anyone should ever be...

I have been more than grateful for the impact that the Lost And Found series has had on people's lives at Good Shepherd.People are finding themselves deep inside Elijah's story, and as a result they are also discovering the kind of practical healing that the prophet...

Back against the wall.Feel like giving up.No good options.Had enough.Whatever the cliche, you feel like the guy in the picture when you stop believing that tomorrow will be any better than today.It's where some of you are.It's also where Elijah found himself --...

Wait. You're thinking that the Osmonds are Mormons for goodness sake, and no matter how much theological latitude we allow in the United Methodist Church, we're not that.Except that's not what the post is about.Instead, many local United Methodist congregations...

Here is our family in a snapshot taken on a recent beach vacation:There I am on the far left.To my left is our 24-year-old daughter Taylor who graduated from Vanderbilt in 2011 and now lives in Atlanta where she works as an Account Manager in a public relations...

If you were at Good Shepherd this past Sunday, you know what we launched our worship gathering with a terrific rendition of REM's Losing My Religion.How else could we possibly begin a service with the overall title of "Lost Religion"?You can watch those opening...

Yesterday's sermon was pretty special to me for two reasons:  1) I felt good about the bottom line, The gods you make will always let you down; the God who makes you will never let you go";  and 2) the action in the biblical story takes place on Mount...

As much as I enjoyed the opening of Lost And Found last week, I think I am going to like Episode Two even better this week.That's because you'll get to see what Terrell Owenshas to do with the prophet Elijahand a place called Mt. Carmel.To see how all that intersects...