Ministry is like most occupations:  there are times when, in the immortal words of Johnny Paycheck, when you want to take this job and shove it.  read more

I’m not going to lie. read more

I was speaking recently with a colleague about preparing and delivering remarks for a memorial service when we came up with a formula for the whole process. read more

Yesterday was a different experience for me at Good Shepherd. read more

I once attended a church where one of the pastors suffered larynx damage that slowly but surely robbed him of his voice. read more

I heard portions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress yesterday. read more

On two different occasions last week, I shared with people here how I prepare sermons. read more

Every so often, something I say in a sermon elicits spontaneous applause from the people of Good Shepherd. read more

I had it all planned out. read more

I have an entire file drawer dedicated to sermon illustrations. read more