I've been on a Jars Of Clay binge recently.Ever since I changed my morning routine away from talk radio and into music while driving to work, Jars Of Clay have been my artists of choice.We've done a couple of their tunes as worship specials recently, including "Faith...

It really was an extraordinarily full weekend at Good Shepherd with a Friday evening event for rising 6th graders, a Saturday Serve Day at the Charlotte Rescue Mission as well as a Russian-tinged banquet with our Moscow missionaries, Jon & Sonnet Barr, and then...

In addition to Week #2 of the X-Ray series -- a message I'll be bringing called Dislocation -- we have three other major events happening this weekend.First, our Student Ministry BigHouse makes its return on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.:You can find out more here.Second,...

A few weeks ago, a couple of Good Shepherd staffers and I were able to sit down for lunch with Ty Boyd, a man who happens to be an authentic Charlotte legend.  Boyd was the morning host on WBT radio from 1961 to 1973, later moved to television, and still later...

One of the best ways to read Scripture is to ask yourself, "What is this passage saying by what it DOESN'T say?"For example, take a look at John 10:10, where Jesus says, "I have come that you might have life and have it abundantly."  Think of all the things that...

Last Tuesday, I counted down my five favorite speaking voices.  I kept it to the men, and the winners included preachers, actors, and voice-over guys.So today, it's the same list though limited to females.  And let's acknowledge the inherent difficulty that...

It's Monday morning.Time to take stock of the week ahead.More than most, this week to come has an intriguing blend of the urgent and the important, and balancing those two has always been among my most difficult challenges in ministry.Here's a glance at some of what...

Sometimes just looking at something isn’t enough.Sometimes you need to look inside it.An X-RAY allows you beneath the surface, to the places you can’t see with the naked eye.It exposes the deeper truth; the reality of your circumstances.It helps you know exactly what...

Yesterday, I confessed that I am just now learning how to read the New Testament epistles accurately, and as an example took you through the first fourteen verses of Ephesians.Once readers make the proper distinction between the "we" and the "you," they are...

I have been reading the New Testament for a long time, but I realize that I am only now learning how to read its epistles correctly.And to read the New Testament well, you need to read the epistles (Romans, I & II Corinthians, Galatians, et al) accurately.Here's...