Looking Back A Little & Looking Forward A Lot

We played this on Christmas Eve as a way of celebrating 2014 and anticipating 2015:Beyond These WallsBeyond This CornerBeyond Our Imaginations------------------------------------------------------------------ Before we go Beyond, we have one more Sunday in the Baby...

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Today . . .

5:00 p.m.6:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.Candlelight Praise & Worship For All Ages.Message:  "The First Christmas Shoppers"

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Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Rock Christmas Songs

Here is a reprise of a 2011 post that has obvious seasonal value:These five are not exactly "Away In A Manger," but by and large they sure are fun. 1. Paul Simon, Getting Ready For Christmas Day. As I posted back in April, I loved this song from the first time I heard...

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Good Shepherd In The Charlotte Observer

This story was in the Sunday morning edition of the Charlotte Observer, courtesy of correspondent Marty Minchin:Good Shepherd Church’s Latino ministry has progressed far from the days of Latino parishioners listening to sermons translated to Spanish through special...

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The Next Ten Days At Good Shepherd

Here's where we are going over the next 10 days at Good Shepherd:Sunday, December 21 at 8:30, 10, and 11:30Jingle Jam, a multi-media, multi-sensory, and multi-generational Christmas experience.  Includes a compelling Gospel invitation.  You will not want to...

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A Young Adult’s Reflection On Absolute Truth

Those who comment on the state of religion in America often remark how truth is relative for emerging generations.  You can read about that here, here, and here.Yet in contrast to that cultural assumption -- which most of us accept as gospel without much...

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Another Step Towards Full Color

As a lot of you know, Good Shepherd opened a different sort of multi-site in the Twin Lakes Mobile Home Community this fall.Serving a primarily Latino population, our staff and volunteers provide after-school tutoring, snacks, and love.Anyway, a crew of high impact...

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Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Christmas Presents EVER

If you can trace the history of your life through Christmas presents you have received -- the ones that catch you completely by surprise and fill you with wonder and gratitude -- then I have been blessed indeed.This list is front-loaded a bit . . . but isn't that when...

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