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May 30, 2016
One Sunday, TWO Bottom Lines
Yesterday at Good Shepherd featured TWO bottom lines. What? Did I abandon my one point sermon bonafides? Nope. I abandoned Charlotte, NC instead. Julie and I spent the weekend in Austin, Texas, helping my sister celebrate her 75th birthday and my mother her 100 1/2. (When you pass 100, you get to celebrate 1/2 birthdays Read the full article...
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May 26, 2016
You Only Get Rid Of . . .
You only get rid of what you refuse to get used to. I can hardly tell you how much I believe this, or how vital I think it is in both individual and organizational lives. And I believe it so much because I’ve lived it. In 2010, we who made up the leadership of Good Read the full article...
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May 24, 2016
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Sermons That Help People Rebuild
With some frequency, people will approach me after a Sunday at Good Shepherd and say, “that was just like a therapy session in a room with hundreds of other people.” And I think to myself, “And thank God for that.” See, much of preaching (not all of it, mind you, but much of it) involves Read the full article...
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May 23, 2016
Preventology, Week 2 — “The Butterfly Sex Effect” Sermon Rewind
Below is “The Butterfly Sex Effect,” a message in which I: Acknowledged a place in life where the Hindu/Buddhist concept of karma rings uncomfortably true; Confessed to having personal space issues; Referenced John Mellencamp, England Dan & John Ford Coley, and Timbuk 3; Declared to singles: “if God can raise the dead, he can keep Read the full article...
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May 19, 2016
The Improbable Origin Of “Solve”
I remember exactly where I was when I first had the idea for the sermon series that formed the basis for the book Solve. At Good Shepherd Church we support a lot of recovery programs, which hold their meetings at our Zoar Road campus. Many of these meetings are open to the public, so that you Read the full article...
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May 18, 2016
The Captain Obvious Of Preaching
Maybe you’ve seen the recent spate of commercials for Hotels.com featuring Captain Obvious. Here’s one of the best: I have noticed in the communication field that it is all too easy to succumb to the “Captain Obvious Trap.” One of the commentators on the Tennis Channel, for example, is notorious for telling viewers that Read the full article...
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May 17, 2016
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five (Christian) Books For Summer Reading
If you are at all like me, you do more reading during the summer than any other time of the year. The sun on your face, the sand between your toes, the clock permanently set at 5 o’clock somewhere and voila! you get to gorge on some reading. And most of the time, for most Read the full article...
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May 16, 2016
Preventology, Week 1 — “The Road Best Taken” Sermon Rewind
I have to admit, I love the logic behind Preventology. I love the idea of giving people the tools, the mindset, and the spirit to prevent crises rather than manage them. I love a series from Proverbs. I love giving the people our Preventology Guide — 31 Days To Preventing Crises. I love that guide Read the full article...
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May 13, 2016
Preventology Launch — “The Road Best Taken”
A lot of us spend a lot of our time managing our crises. We careen from one emergency to another, constantly caught up in relational turmoil, financial hardship, and even spiritual despair. But what if there was another way? What if a living relationship with Jesus Christ meant that you could spend Read the full article...
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May 12, 2016
Not MY Book. OUR Book.
Not MY Book. This is OUR Book. This is me (obviously) holding our church’s booklet, “Preventology: A 31 Guide To Crisis Prevention.” The people of the church wrote it in support of the new series that launches this coming Sunday, “Preventology.” Thirty-one authors from the Good Shepherd family, each writing a daily reflection on Read the full article...
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