So we had a healing service on a Sunday morning. Shorter sermon, less music up front, more music on the back end, and instructions to our Healing Prayer Team to pray sentence prayers over those who came forward. And boy did they come forward.  Streams of people at...

Here's what's happening:   The United Methodists in metro Denver challenged the United Methodists in metro Charlotte to a food drive contest. Because, you know, our two cities are competing in the Super Bowl. So we at Good Shepherd are going to be part of these...

Not long ago, I began reading Paul's first letter to Timothy. I'd estimate that I have read through I Timothy between 25 and 30 times over the past 35 years or so.  (Interestingly, I've never based a sermon series on it.) But in spite of all that reading, I'd never...

Last week, Julie and I spent a few days in a warm weather climate for a mid-winter vacation.  It's one of the benefits of marrying someone who for all practical purposes travels for a living -- she has all kinds of points piled up to make both travel and lodging...

Weather-wise, it was the worst of all weekends. The storm was bad enough to impact church attendance but not so bad we had to cancel altogether. (When the latter happens, a preacher can give a silent fist pump because he just bought a week of sermon prep!)...

This Sunday we get to take a bible verse OUT of the realm of magic and return it to its proper realm of Spirit-filled truth. How will we do that? By looking at the context, of course. Along the way, we'll share in collective praying, we'll take communion, and we'll be...

So what’s the more profound role for a person in my position: pastor or agitator? If you say pastor, then you’ll believe that the most effective leader of a local church will care for souls, pursue healing, and excel in the ministry of presence. If you say agitator,...

In my just-over-thirty-six-years of attending church and listening to preachers, I've sat through a number of sermons which sounded more like long essays than impassioned proclamation. And the fatal flaw of those sermons was the fact that they were written (and often...

I have probably received more feedback about PrayFast than any other series we've done at Good Shepherd. I believe there are three factors behind such a response:  1) the PrayFast Prayer Guide has helped to turn Sunday worship into an every day experience; 2) many...

Yesterday's sermon had everything to do with New Testament dictation and bible translation. By New Testament dictation, I mean the fact that the letters of Paul were not so much written as they were spoken.  And as Paul spoke them aloud, his faithful scribes then...