https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cxok-EDlKc&feature=youtu.be You wash your hands. You wash your hair. You wash your skin. But what if all that was secondary in importance to washing your brain? What if the residue that has built up inside our heads after...
There are many times in which I don't know how in the world I could possibly preach if I hadn't majored in English in college. That's where and how I learned to read closely and write consistently, two skills that I have found more important than any others when it...
Here I am holding one of the many copies of Head Scratchers that arrived at the office this week. As you might imagine, it's a bit of a surreal experience . . . one that will repeat in September when Abingdon Press releases both The Storm Before The Calm and The...
With basketball dominating the sports landscape these days, I've been thinking about the role of the jump shot. That perfect combination of size and strength, agility and fluidity, guile and accuracy. And sometimes -- as with Derek Rose's improbable buzzer beating...
Instead of preaching at Good Shepherd on Sunday, I was at my son Riley's graduation from UNC- Chapel Hill. From left, we are Julie, Taylor (Vanderbilt '11), Riley, and me. Chapel Hill has a Mother's Day Morning Graduation Tradition (evidently established with...
How would we summarize our journey with Solutionists? Since the bible is a library, Nehemiah is a memoir. Nehemiah the man doesn't point out problems; he pinpoints solutions. When you admit that the solution is the problem, God surrounds you with his promises. Week 2:...
On Monday night, we had our customary Healing Service at Good Shepherd. And as usual, our team of pray-ers gathered 30 minutes ahead of time in the Good Shepherd Prayer Room (a lovely spot adjacent to our Worship Center) to pray up and pair up -- we spend time...
As some of you know, I serve on the Board of CharlotteONE, a cooperative ministry seeking to provide 20- and 30-somethings in Charlotte with an opportunity to get connected, make a difference, and find their purpose. So on Tuesday night I went to a special...
You know what this is like. There's a band or an artist you just don't like. It could be the style, it could be the vocals, it could be nothing more logical than "I don't like them." And then, just to ruin your Antagonism Party, that artist releases a song you like. ...
Well, I really enjoyed preparing and then delivering "Oppositionists." Now: I always enjoy preparation and delivery, but I really, really, really enjoyed the process this time. Perhaps it showed through. After the 11:30 service a friend pulled me...