Yesterday's message ... Was one of those drawing from a number of places in Scripture rather than a concentrated focus on one section;Was one with which I wrestled all week trying to get the internalizing and the timing down;Was one of the rare ones that was OK at...
Well, not really. But keep reading long enough and you'll find me. Check it here. https://www.christianpost.com/news/adam-hamilton-says-umc-will-lose-at-least-3400-churches-next-year-over-lgbt-debate.html
John Wesley started a religious movement in the 1700s that eventually became the United Methodist Church. I heard this week about his epitaph. Here it is: Revive, enforce, and defend the pure apostolic doctrines and practices of the primitive church. Huh.
Throughout most of the 20th Century and now into the 21st, charismatic and Methodist Christians have had very little to do with each other. Charismatics, who trace their modern origins to the Azusa Street Revival in 1906, define themselves by expressive worship,...
Yesterday's message ... Had a rare, late in the week edit in which the opening paragraph was gutted, replaced, and I think improved;Had a title with a word I think I might have invented;Recognized that the prelude to the Ten Commandments is as important as the...
Most of the time, when most of us read biblical stories warning us against the dangers of idolatry, we breathe a sigh of relief: “Well, I don’t have any little tin gods around the house, so I’ve got nothing to worry about.” And we couldn’t be more wrong. Idolatry...
Claude Kayler is the founding pastor of Good Shepherd, having served it from its inception in 1991 to 1999. He is also one of my BFF Preacher Friends. Because he built Good Shepherd on THE Good Shepherd rather than upon himself, he was a good act to follow. Many...
Last week, while I was away in Austin, Kristi Phillips began her new position as the Director of Missions at Good Shepherd. Don't worry. They didn't have to sneak that one by me. I knew it was coming and am delighted about it. Since 2007, Ron Dozier has been our...
The other day as I was driving around town "Jet Airliner" came on the radio. So of course I said to myself: "it's about time for a Top Five Tuesday involving the Steve Miller Band. Steve Miller spent some of his youth in Dallas, and even attended St. Mark's School,...
Yesterday's message ... Concluded a series on marriage by talking about parenting;Did NOT depend on Deuteronomy 6:4-8 to do so!! (Inside joke for preachers and/or long time church go-ers there);Shared the resource of www.thebibleproject.com;Landed at this bottom line:...