What I have below is an approximation of what was preached at Good Shepherd yesterday. That's because what is below is better in written form that what the talk looked like on Sunday. Why? Because the metaphor in many ways became the message. The metaphor of an...
This object, placed on the Worship Center platform today, is at the center of Sunday's message. What in the world is it and what does it have to do with "Habit Drop"? To discover that, it's ... Sunday. 8:30, 10, 11:30 at Moss Road. 10, 11:30 at Zoar...
I have been sharing the announcement that Abingdon Press will turn my sermon series Crash Test Dummies into a chapter book and small group resource in September of 2017. It will be the fifth such collaboration between the ministry at Good Shepherd and the publishers...
Yesterday in this space, I shared the good news that in September of 2017, Abingdon Press will publish my sermon series Crash Test Dummies as a small group resource and study guide. It will be the fifth such book in the last three years. Yet I also shared how the...
Some of you know this already and more of you don't, but it's now official: In September of 2017, Abingdon Press will release my book Crash Test Dummies: Surprising Lessons From The Book Of Judges. Here's the cover art: Crash Test Dummies will accompany Head...
Finally, a normal Sunday. The last three: Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and then on January 8, Faux Snow Day. So we were back a full strength yesterday with high attendance, great enthusiasm, and attentive ears. The message started right with the message and an...
People walk away, don't they? Some walk away from their hometown. Others walk away from their marriages. Still others walk away from church. And others walk away from ministry. And more than a few walk away from the faith itself. I recall a conversation with a man who...
I love the fact that all over the greater Charlotte area, the people of Good Shepherd sat down this morning and opened up the same devotional guide, read the same reflection, meditated on the same Scripture, and prayed the same prayer. It's happening through our...
I have been going to a local YMCA branch for fitness training for about 16 years now. I came by it accidentally. About the time I turned 40, I developed a degenerated disc in my back and tendonitis in my knee, both of which rendered me incapable of either playing...
Oh, what a weekend. We had faux snow in south Charlotte (the real thing hit north Charlotte) and so we spent much of Saturday deciding whether or not to have church. We ultimately decided, yes, normal schedule AND we're going to start the series "Creatures of Habit"...