In the fall of 2018, we solicited the help of some outside experts -- ok, call them what they are, consultants from Artistry Labs -- to try to help us reach our potential as a congregation. Their most painful yet much needed feedback was this: "you feel more...
Yesterday's message ... Drilled down into ONE verse -- Matthew 9:9;Started with a Wheel Of Fortune moment;Grew eerily quiet in two places ... I suspect you can figure them out;Concluded with an exercise involving writing a new story and receiving a new pen!;Led to...
I like this Sunday's message. A lot. The audience participation. The bible excavation. The Scriptural appreciation. And maybe most of all the personal application you'll be able to take from it. It's called Past Life, and it's Sunday at 8:30, 10, and 11:30 at Moss...
This past Sunday, June 16, was the 40th anniversary of the best tennis match I ever played and the biggest match I ever won. (I know I'm writing four days after the anniversary, but I don't blog on Sunday, Monday is Sermon Rewind, Tuesday is Top Five, and by Wednesday...
When we think of Paul authoring his New Testament epistles — whether it’s the theological tour de force of Romans or the personal plea of Philemon — we typically envision him in this posture: Alone with his thoughts and his God, pen in hand, parchments on desk, and,...
Last week the people of Good Shepherd Church hosted a record setting, powered up Vacation Bible Experience. And when I say the people, I mean the people -- I needed to be away in Austin, Texas with my mom (who is fine!) during all four days. So here are the top five...
Yesterday's message ... Came on the heels of both a record-setting VBS week and a chill worship set of unusual power;Gave shout outs to both Dave Ramsey and the American Dream;Pivoted on the "left the boat and left their father" double punch in Matthew...
In her memoir Lots Of Candles, Plenty Of Cake, Anna Quindlen offers these reflections on marriage, longevity, and parenting: If a marriage is to endure over time, it has to be because both people within it have tacitly acknowledged something that young lovers might...
This past Sunday, June 9, 2019, was a milestone for me and my wife Julie as we celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. That means we got married in June of 1984, the start of the summer of Ghost Busters, Born In The USA, the Los Angeles Olympics, and the singular...
Yesterday's message ... Varied considerably from the written sermon (that's the advantage or daily practice ... I was able to excise that which wasn't making sense);Celebrated John's pile on of descriptive words about Jesus. AGAIN.Concluded with an anecdote from our...