Let's admit it: when it comes to sacred music, Easter doesn't really compare with Christmas.Maybe it's the lack of snow. Maybe it's the absence of Burl Ives. Maybe it's because it's easier to sing about something all of us have seen -- a tiny baby -- than...
For reasons you'll see below, my Palm Sunday / Week 5 of "Food For Thought" sermon was called Made Men.It took a different look at the Last Supper, the mood in that room, the character of Judas, and on the way to the bottom line made a startling discovery: Jesus...
These guys at this meal . . . . . . were actually poster children for this sermon series that a church did one time:That's right: the Twelve at the table with Jesus in Matthew 26 were made men.To see what that meant, to see what they did with it, to see how that...
I recently received a report from one of the Indian pastors who has a ministry that the people of Good Shepherd support with their dollars, their devotion, and on occasion their visits.Pastor Sushant described a recent spring revival he held.I will let his words speak...
Twice in the last week I've had people talk to me about the accessibility of the Good Shepherd staff.In both cases, folks were pleased that both I and the team that works with me are available to the people of the church for conversation, prayer, and counsel.I love...
In my line of work, I end up talking to people about death. What it's like, how to prepare, how we understand life after death.But what about life before death? On occasion, I hear about all the things people want to accomplish before they take their last...
We opened our worship gathering yesterday with this look back at our Meal Packing event the week before.Creative & techno kudos go to Chris Macedo who, appropriately enough, followed this video by leading us in singing Not To Us.Make sure you watch all the way...
What if you got food poisoning . . .. . . from who you were with instead of what you ate?It sounds like an absurd notion, doesn't it?Except that was the world Jesus lived in.And the world he turned upside down.So we're going to spend some Sunday talking about the...
Just over a year ago, I shared some thoughts in this place on the role of Scripture in our lives.As I find myself increasingly drawn into conversation and debate about the present & the future of United Methodism, I realize I need to re-visit and re-live that...
This interview with my mother appeared in the most recent edition of The Society Of Children's Book Writers And Illustrators newsletter. I think you'll enjoy the window it gives you into her history, her energy, and her motivation:Interview With Betty X. DavisIn...