Light.Dark.You've got to understand the one to appreciate the other.You've got to expose the one to live in the other.That's what we'll explore the Sunday as we move into Week 2 of Christmas Lights.I like what we have planned -- especially because we an experience of...

This Sunday marked the opening not only of our new Christmas Lights series, but also the opening of our new Prayer Room as well.Located in a discreet yet visible section of the lobby, we gave the room an "ancient-future" kind of feel:Here are the Top Five Things I...

We climb ladders, armed with staple guns while risking life and limb, in order to put them on our houses.We loop them through the trees we put in our living rooms every December.We sit in nighttime traffic jams, hoping to catch a glimpse of them as they adorn the...

When First Serve coincides with the winter kick-off of Room In The Inn, our weekly ministry with neighbors who are homeless, you know there's a lot going on.We believe that people who have a living relationship with Jesus Christ serve in love, and so we provide...

The people of Good Shepherd are pretty good with goals.Last year, for example, we wanted to raise $150,000 for the International Justice Misison and its ministry of freedom from sexual slavery. The people of the church gave $207,000.Then on October 30, we hoped to...

If you win the Masters, you get a Green Jacket.If you're nominated for an Oscar, you walk down the red carpet showing off your designer dress.If you become a famous attorney, people talk about your "power tie."If you're a rock & roll icon, teenagers wear T-shirts with...

We are in an unusual season at Good Shepherd in that we are having back to back sprints.The first sprint was our Radical Impact Project known as Fed Up Sunday. We're still reeling from how good God was to our community that day.But instead of taking a pause to allow...

Fashion Statement has taken me by surprise.Come to think of it, many of our series do. Some that I think will tread water end up surging with momentum. Others that I'm convince will launch us to new levels of ministry stay in holding pattern instead.Fashion Statement...

Yesterday we recovered from our Fed Up Sunday by digging deep into Colossians 3:12 again: "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience."We learned together that biblical...

This Saturday from 9am-Noon, Good Shepherd will be having its first ever "Serve ...Team Missions' Fair."This event will be an opportunity to connect with local ministries and learn more about Serve Teams, a new addition to serving options at Good Shepherd.If you...