Impact: India

We showed this video on Sunday to give the people of Good Shepherd a ground level view of the impact their generosity makes in India. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeifBMsktsk&feature=youtu.be

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ThanksLiving, Week 3 — When NOT To Support Your Church

Huh? You're titling a message -- a message that will be coupled with the receiving of ThanksLiving Pledge Cards for 2018 -- with a message called When NOT To Support Your Church?!?! Well, yes ... yes, we are.  And the purpose WON'T be to set up a Straw Man of churches...

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Samson, Impulses, Recovery, Gospel

The story of Samson in Judges 13-16 is NOT the story of a really strong guy who gets a really hot girl because he has really cool hair. It IS the story of a man whose life ends tragically, buried beneath the rubble of his own consequences.  Consequences that come from...

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Foundational Monotheism in Psalm 86

The first ten verses of Psalm 86 read this way: Hear me, Lord, and answer me,     for I am poor and needy. 2 Guard my life, for I am faithful to you;     save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God; 3 have mercy on me, Lord,     for I call to you all day long....

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Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Candy Bars

There is nothing quite like a good candy bar, is there? I remember when they cost a dime. I’d ride my bike up to the neighborhood Seven-Eleven Store, put a dime on the counter, and ask for a Baby Ruth. Those really were the days. It’s no exaggeration to say that candy...

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