Watching Georgia come just short of upsetting Alabama as Chris Conley lost his footing on the five yard line as the clock ran out made me think about memorable final plays.Here's the UGA sadness:But that one, while current and painful if you live in or have...
After years of pondering and months of planning, we celebrated our first-ever all-Spanish worship service yesterday. Good Shepherd Latino lauched as . . . 141 people of all ages came to the Corner Campus . . .received a welcome fit for a king . . .then...
I can't wait for this Sunday.Two reasons. First, we begin Christmas On Memory Lane, a series of messages, music, and dramatic pieces that has me genuinely excited. I like the cover art very much as well:Here's a summary of where the series is...
Reading The Collected Sermons Of Fred B. Craddock has been a revelation.Now: I like reading sermons. I enjoy seeing on paper (or on screen, for that matter) how a preacher arranges his material and builds his argument.But I love reading these sermons. I...
Timothy Tennent has done a great favor to those who believe in sexual orthodoxy* with his cogent answer to the charge: "why do you evangelicals single out homosexuality?"Here's a portion of his reply:However, the reason the issue of homosexuality...
What most people call coincidences -- or, in this case, non-coincidental coincidences -- we Methodists call prevenient grace.Whatever you call it, we've had it in abundance over the last ten years or so as we have expanded our Latino ministry. That expansion all...
Yesterday -- Sunday, November 25, 2012 -- involved some interesting numbers in my life and in the life of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. Here goes . . .2,846 shoeboxes collected and distributed for Operation Christmas Child. We set a goal of 2,000...
I posted a couple of weeks ago about our goal of 2,000 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child.Well, how'd we do?That's one of the things I'll let you know this coming Sunday, November 25.Along the way, we'll celebrate believer baptisms at 8:30 and 10:00, receive a...
As I posted last Friday, we held a Noche De Adoracion on the evening of November 16.Noche De Adoracion means "Night Of Adoration" or "Night Of Worship." It also served as a "soft opening" for our new all-Spanish service that begins on Sunday, December 2 at 11:30...
Two days from now I won't be blogging, but I will be eating.Odds are, so will you.Food is on our mind this week, and for two primary reasons: 1) we're fixing to remember the Pilgrims' faithfulness as well as our blessings, and 2) Hostess is, temporarily at...