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December 23, 2019
“God With Us,” Week 4 — The “Stuck On You” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s sermon … Came from a not-very-Christmasy section of Scripture, Romans 8:35-39; Taught that in Paul’s life, Paul’s “hypothetical” list of separators in Romans 8:35 was actually anything BUT hypothetical; Talked about the relentlessness of our son when it was 2 1/2 and the stick-a-bility of my mother’s now 104 year old birthmark; Landed at
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December 20, 2019
“God With Us,” Week 4 — “Stuck On You”
Lionel Richie may have sung it, but Paul wrote about it and I’m going to preach it. God’s “with-ness” can’t be separated from his “love-ness” which, as you’ll see, is stuck on you. What does all this have to do with Christmas? Only everything. Check it out. Sunday. 8:30, 10, 11:30 at Moss. 9, 10:30
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December 19, 2019
Who Shook Who?
In the aftermath of Sunday’s sermon in which the bottom line was God shakes you up to send you out a Good Shepherd stalwart approached me. “Thank you for that sermon,” she said. “I always thought that it was Satan who gave me cancer but after the message I think maybe it was God doing
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December 18, 2019
They Kinda Just Wana Hold My Hand
My Good Shepherd friend Susan Salzman brought her daughter Brooke Cantrell (right) and granddaughter Makaylah Cantrell (left), and they got a kick out of a certain photo collage that’s part of our lobby gallery:
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December 17, 2019
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Things I Can’t Do As A Pastor
Disclaimer: I am having a good week. I am content in ministry and think Good Shepherd is in a good place. Please don’t read this post as a sign of impending crisis in ministry. Having said that, I’ve been thinking about posting on things I can’t do as a pastor for several months now. Why?
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December 16, 2019
“God With Us,” Week 3 — The “All Shook Up” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s message … Featured an altered title and a changed bottom line from the original. The changes happened on Thursday of the week, which almost never happens; Reminded the people of the church that Luke is an investigative journalist (as Luke 1:1-4 makes quite clear), and his detailed reporting results in the captivating language of
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December 12, 2019
#TBT — May, 1978, Austin, Texas
Here I am serving in the final round of the Texas State High School Doubles Championship. I was a sophomore, my partner was senior Chris Doane, and we were in the process of beating Sammy Giammalva & Mickey Branisa from Houston. In the way high school tennis worked back then, you played either singles or
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December 11, 2019
Pastor Or Agitator?
So what’s the more profound role for a person in my role: pastor or agitator? If you say pastor, then you’ll believe that the most effective leader of a local church will care for souls, pursue healing, and excel in the ministry of presence. If you say agitator, then you’ll believe that the most effective
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December 10, 2019
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Ways Airpods Have Altered My Life In Just Four WeeksL
Last month, Julie got me a pair of Airpods for my 58th birthday. I was initially a bit skeptical. I like my music in tactile, tangible forms, and I’ve never been much of one for any kind of audio headgear. I had a Sony Walkman for about two days back in 1985 and then quickly
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Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Ways Airpods Have Changed My Life
Last month Julie gave me these for my 58th birthday. I was initially a bit skeptical. I like my music in tactile, tangible forms, and I’ve never been much of one for any kind of audio headgear. I had a Sony Walkman for about two days back in 1985 and then quickly tired of how
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