Julie and I were away last week, returning to town on Sunday night, and so Chris Thayer delivered the second sermon in the Unhappy Campers series. Chris is our Zoar Campus pastor and so on Sunday instead of hosting live at Zoar while I preached at Moss and was...
... is this one: If you ever see one like it at Good Shepherd, you'll know we have ourselves a new pastor. It's why our staff has instructions to park at the remote end of the parking lot. So, no signs like that will be up this Sunday as we move into Week 2 of...
So it’s Wimbledon this week. It’s hard to be at work when there’s grass court tennis going on. Back in the day, grass courts suited my game better than any other surface. Grass courts tennis rewards hard serves and aggressive play, both of which were my strengths....
As many of you know, I am the youngest of eight children. You may also know that I am 23 years younger than the oldest Davis and seven years younger than the #7 child. In other words, an only child with seven brothers and sisters. Being that much younger than...
Week 1 of Unhappy Campers was ALMOST a sermon with multiple points. Wha-what?! We took a leisurely tour through Exodus 15:24 - 16:36 and realized along the way that ... ...when you forget God's provision you invent his punishment; ...biblical trust is a lifestyle,...
Unhappy Campers Many of us – maybe even most of us – have heard the story of the children of Israel passing through the waters of the Red Sea as if walking on dry land. Moses – in our mind, played by Charlton Heston – stands boldly before the waters, they...
Whether it's a Sunday School Class, a Bible study, a Life Group/Small Group, or even a recovery meeting, one group member poses a unique set of obstacles: The Oversharer. You know who I'm talking about. People who, with good intentions and a genuine heart, share too...
This photo comes from the 1980 Texas Sectional Junior Championship (the This-One's-For-All-The-Marbles state tournament) in San Antonio. It's hardly an action shot, is it? Either my mom took it or the mother of a friend took it; either way, it shows my typical...
So this post is pretty specific to my little world of the United Methodist Church (#UMC). Because within that particular tribe, there are a couple (maybe more, according to this piece) of clearly defined camps: Progressives and Traditionalists. Liberals and...
The concluding message for Chiseled could well have served as the series opener. It was less about being chiseled for ministry and more about being chiseled for obedience. And ... it took a couple of detours involving violent video games, attachment to mobile devices,...