Since December of 2012, our Latino Worship Community (as well as our Student Ministry) has been en el otro lado de la calle -- on the other side of the street -- in our Corner Campus. And this coming Sunday, that season comes to a close as the Latino...
Most of you know how much I like sermon series. And how meticulous I am about both preparing and completing them. Yet, in light this extraordinary moment in our city and region, we are interrupting Nooks & Crannies this Sunday. There are many voices speaking into...
As our city is in a state of emergency, the people of God are called to intervene and intercede. So the full color congregation of Good Shepherd is having a Special Service Of Communion, Prayer, and Healing For Our City tonight at 7 p.m. in the Moss Road...
Sort of feeling this song on Wednesday morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XzHlySYR_Y
What an interesting assortment of text messages and Facebook Direct Messages I received yesterday. Here are the top five, keeping the authors/senders anonymous (with one exception): 5. "There were so many times (during your Sunday sermon) that I wanted to throw my...
Much of my early preparation for yesterday's message happened while on a student mission trip earlier this summer. So I didn't have my books or my study aids. Instead, all I had was Genesis 2 & 3, a pen & paper, and some early morning quiet time. I think that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPk3fIYwPBw&feature=youtu.be Nooks & Crannies In thinking of the defining moments for families, we typically zero in on the big events: weddings, funerals, anniversaries, vacations, and holidays. But what if families &...
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...
One of my family's favorite songs is Red Dirt Road by Brooks & Dunn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5orDjk7-24 It is a song that, in the best of country tradition, you see as much as you hear. More to the point, it speaks to origins, nostalgia, and home. In...
With Stan Wawrinka's stunning US Open victory over Novak Djokovic in Sunday's U.S. Open final, the one-handed backhand made a glorious return to prominence. For the uninitiated, most players today hit their backhands with two hands, which is generally more effective...