Yesterday's message ... Was PRECEDED by a marvelous Easter medley that included "King Of Kings," "Raise A Hallelujah," and "Because He Lives," among others. Was FOLLOWED by a high voltage version of "Ain't No Grave." The musical wrap-around was so good I have...
Look who's there in this month's Princeton Alumni Weekly in the Class of 1984's "News & Notes" section. I think the class editor, a very nice guy named Stephen Ban, whom I did not know while we were undergrads, accurately interprets my expression on...
A Good Shepherd mom sent me this photo of her seven year old son ... ... with the following explanatory note with it: Hi! I just wanted to share with you something that happened at home today. During his free time, [my son] took a Bible and found the book of...
One of the joyful byproducts of a melancholy time like the present is that people are motivated to pray. And often, they're prompted to pray based on certain Scriptures they know or have been taught. These days, two that people repeat to me most often are the...
Yesterday's message ... Was designed to be the second in the series but due to all the upheaval with Coronavirus, was delivered first; Dug deeply into Hebrews 9, not a typical "Palm Sunday" text; Mentioned Brittney Spearks, Whitesnake, and Led Zeppelin; Was a message...
A lot of us settle in life. We settle for less than our best when it comes to our relationships, our professions, our hobbies, and even our faith. But why settle when you can savor? Why be content with less when more is not only desirable but available? Throughout the...
This photo comes from an event in the fall of 1975 called the "InterZone Championships," a Texas tournament in which our team from Dallas played against teams from Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and, presumably, Amarillo. I was 14 and in the photo am surrounded by...
Earlier this week, I received this note from a Good Shepherd friend: I was reading to the kids from our new book on the human body and told them that the oldest human for whom we have modern records lived to be 122 years old. My nine year old daughter piped up: “oh...
I'm not usually very "weepy" until I am. So below are five moments/memories/music pieces that almost always get me. Now: no family stuff here ... y'all have seen me tear up while preaching about various people in my family of origin and then again in my little...
Yesterday's message ... Was, for the second week in a row, prepared and delivered in the same week. Very unusual for me; but then again, I don't need to tell you that these are unusual times; Drew again from Paul's letter to the Philippians, a letter written while...