Earlier this week, someone asked me if I'd grown up in Union County, North Carolina. The person assumed that since I served as a pastor there for nine years, then I must have been raised there as well.Well, no.Instead, I grew up in Dallas, Texas. Here's...
The sermon was a lot of fun yesterday.Now: I didn't think it would be that much fun.But people laughed -- hard -- at some unexpected places, we had some visuals that enhanced the verbals, and the message dealt with an issue people truly needed to process: ...
Theophany.Hilarity.Patriarchy.Incredulity.Don't worry. I won't preach all those big words this Sunday. But they are all more-than-present in the story we'll look at from Genesis 18.The story is woven deeply into the fabric of our Judeo-Christian story and...
This may sound odd from a preacher who just led a church through a series called Defining Moments, but here goes: some people need fewer "moments" and more "momentum."See, a lot of folks wait for, long for, yearn for God to change their lives in an...
Good Shepherd Church spent all of January of 2013 focused on the Radical Impact Project called The Home Campaign.For a solid month, we taught about healing our homes while simultaneously building momentum and passion around a home that heals.And by "home that heals"...
If you've read this blog for any length of time, you know that from time to time -- on selected Tuesdays -- I will count down my five favorite songs from some of my favorite artists.For example, I've featured top five blogs on U2, Bruce Springsteen, Tom...
I'm so pleased to watch what God is doing during The Shadow Of A Doubt.The music has been ideal, the crowds have been extraordinary, and I have felt good about both preparation and delivery of the messages.As an added bonus, yesterday we got to hear from several of...
The Shadow Of A Doubt Promo from GSUMC on Vimeo.By Sunday, the snow will be gone.The sky will be Carolina blue.But you'll still have some doubts that are some shades of gray.That's why week 2 of The Shadow Of A Doubt might be the one I'm looking forward to the...
Over the last several months, I opened a Twitter account.@TalbotDavis if you are interested.I'm still a neophyte at all this. I don't follow that many people nor do I have a lot of followers. Most of my contacts on Twitter appear to be fellow United...
On Sunday night, I wrapped up Next Steps, a four week membership exploration class at Good Shepherd.It was a large group of people -- attendance hovered around 50 people or so -- who came from a variety of religious and non-religious backgrounds.At various points in...