Most of us have been heartbroken over the spate of storms demolisthing part of our nation's midsection. And I can't think of storms with out thinking of storm chasers. Those folks in cars chasing tornadoes. And those folks in life who specialize in chasing down storms...

Over the Memorial Day Weekend, WRFX, Charlotte's Classic Rock station (defined in these parts as a heavy dose of Lynrd Skynrd with occasional morsels of Led Zeppelin and AC/DC) counted down its Five Hundred Greatest Rock Songs Of All Time. Are there even Five Hundred...

Yesterday's message ... Brought the "Brave" series to a close by looking at some of final words in the final book of the biblical library;Starting out with a seriously-not-serious look at all the Super Bowl Victory Parades they've had in New England;Hinged on John's...

My friends Jonathon and Bailey Upchurch began daughter Stella's church involvement early this past Sunday. When we say faith "starts at home," we mean it.

I work on two messages per week . . . researching and writing one that I will preach in eight to ten weeks and then internalizing one that I will deliver on the upcoming Sunday.  For some reason, I’ve never gotten the two confused. Of all the doctrines that different...

Here I am with Laura Raiford, helping to celebrate her Master's In Christian Counseling degree from Gordon-Conwell Seminary here in Charlotte. It's actually a journey that started in 2002. At that time she was Laura DePalma, somewhat new in her faith, and made an...

Yesterday's message: Hinged on two architectural details in John's description of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21;Poked a bit of "fun" at the all-too-Methodist combination of inflexible methods and flexible message;Gave shoutouts to Thomas Oden (T.O. for short in...

Here is my kindergarten class picture from the spring of 1968. You should be able to identify which one is me. I remember I had a crush on the teacher, but I can't remember her name. Maybe Marc Whitman Taubenfeld can help me out.

One of my friends who is quite open with me about his journey out of addiction and into recovery told me of a phrase the recovery community uses: The Spiritual By-Pass What is that? It's the desire on the part of many addicts to receive ONE prayer, ONE pill, or ONE...

Our photography team caught this moment during a recent Good Shepherd worship gathering. It's that moment where, just before I pray and preach, I invite the congregation to lift their bibles (or their worship programs or phones or iPads ... wherever they have the...