Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Times I’ve Wept In A Movie

Books, music, and sports find their way into these Tuesday lists more often than movies. But I have to admit: every so often, a movie -- or, more accurately, a scene within a movie -- hits me in such a way that the floodgates open and the tears fall.  Sometimes the...

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Now THIS Is The Romans Road

Many of you are familiar with the Romans Road, a collection of verses from that signature New Testament book designed to lead people on the “road” to salvation. It starts out with our Problem from Romans 3:23:       For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of...

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God’s Plan … Or God’s Design

Some of you know that I have been hosting a LifeGroup full of Under 25s this spring.  We've used Andy Stanley's Starting Point as a launching pad to talk about life, faith, grief, and hope. And a recurring question we've addressed is this:  what is God's plan for my...

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Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Hard Rock Songs

So what's the difference between a hard rock song and a heavy metal song? I'm not really sure what are the technical distinctions; I just know that I enjoy much hard rock and dismiss virtually all heavy metal. So here are my five favorite almost head bangers ... songs...

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What Inviting All People Looks Like

I got this note from someone on our staff: I just got a much-needed haircut at Great Clips. I enjoyed talking with (female name) as she worked on my hair. She moved here a week ago from Chicago. One thing led to another and I invited her to visit Good Shepherd this...

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#TBT — Summer, 1971, at 3605 Rosedale, Dallas Texas

Here I am at 10 years old -- on my way to my first state ranking ever, #5 in Texas for Boys' 10-and-under -- practicing my serve in the driveway of our home in Dallas.   I am serving towards our detached garage (I have noticed some subdivisions in Fort Mill, SC...

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A Good Night At Good Shepherd

Tuesday ended up being a good night for me at Good Shepherd. And there are two reasons for that assertion -- one planned and one spontaneous. First as I walked to my car, I saw three young men in the Good Shepherd parking lot.  As I drove near them, I noticed they...

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