As we continue to navigate what we want Good Shepherd to do and be and how we want it to feel, the following distinction keeps roaming around in my head: Are our experiences therapeutic or theocentric? Now those are big sounding words but they actually communicate...

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...

Yesterday's sermon ... Began with 'the most jarring phrase' in the biblical library;Paused for the Apostle's Creed;Contrasted that which sizzles with that with substance;  Included invitations for a daily email of Reading Prompts for Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians,...

We’ve all been there. Those times when life overwhelms and in response you have to pause … to reflect … to breathe … to regroup. But what kind of group surrounds you when you need to regroup? When life breaks apart, who is there to help you pick up the pieces? How do...

My college tennis coach, David Benjamin, attached this photo in a recent email. The picture was taken at the opening of the (then) brand new Lenz Tennis Center on Princeton's campus late in my senior year of 1984. What is most surprising about the photo (aside from...

For the last six months, my Men's LifeGroup and I have been reading the same Scripture each morning. After I read the day's segment, I then send an email to all the guys giving some background, context, and insight regarding what we've read. Several of them have told...

If you have spent any time in this space or if you know me personally, then you're probably aware that two of the strongest passions of my life are preaching and tennis? So: how are these things alike? How are they different? It’s actually something I’ve thought about...

Yesterday's message ... Began with the heavy -- and heavily unorthodox -- topic of panic attacks;Dealt with the context that leads up to Habakkuk 3:17-18. Those verses are two of the most thrilling in the biblical library, even moreso when you know the...

As part of our ongoing series “The Fine Art Of Belly-Aching” we’re encouraging the people of Good Shepherd Church to begin their days in the Word and not in the world. I am devoting this space to reading prompts so that we can resource the same people we encourage....