During the course of a denomination meeting yesterday, my colleagues and I talked about those sections of the New Testament that speak with breathtaking clarity and power about the divinity of Jesus. Those passages that teach us that Jesus was neither great man nor...
Yesterday's message continued a series in which we are looking at some of the supporting cast of the Christmas story. And yet the purpose of the supporting cast is to cast a shining light on the main attraction: Jesus himself. Not simply baby Jesus, but crucified,...
Who is this man and why are we keeping him in Christmas? He is Simeon and he was either: A hanger on around the temple; An activist; A blogger; A rabble rouser; Someone deeply in tune with the Holy Spirit. We'll see how his words about baby Jesus have...
One of my biggest struggles as a pastor is to distinguish between the important and the urgent. Things that are important have more of a long term value: strategic planning, creative brainstorming, sermon writing, staff development and mentoring. All those take time....
This is happening this coming Saturday morning at our Zoar Road Campus, and we couldn't be more excited:
The end of any year is typically a time to reflect on advances made and lessons learned in the previous twelve months. The end of 2017 is no exception. And on many occasions when we get something right at Good Shepherd, I find myself asking, “Why didn’t we do it that...
Yesterday's message ... Began with a liturgical moment as the congregation stood out of respect for the Gospel reading and I read Matthew 2:13-18 out loud; Featured moments comparing Jesus to a) kudzu and b) Phil Collins written in permanent marker on a whiteboard...
Our new series, Keeping Christmas, starts this Sunday with an unexpected twist: Keeping Herod In Christmas. Who would want to do that? Well, we would. Because Matthew did. Check it all out Sunday at Moss, Zoar, and en espanol. Here's the series video: ...
We showed this video on Sunday to give the people of Good Shepherd a ground level view of the impact their generosity makes in India. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeifBMsktsk&feature=youtu.be
One of my favorite highlights from the Impact Report: