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August 22, 2019
Triple D: Diversity, Dallas, (Mic) Drop
During a recent address in Dallas, Texas, Dr. Jason Byassee, professor of homiletics at Vancouver School of Theology and a clergy member of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, shared this thought: In the mainline we have pushed tolerance for a generation or two and gotten whiter and older, less diverse.
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A Mic Drop Moment In Big D
During a recent address in Dallas, Texas, Dr. Jason Byassee, professor of homiletics at Vancouver School of Theology and a clergy member of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, shared this thought: In the mainline we have pushed tolerance for a generation or two and gotten whiter and older, less diverse.
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August 21, 2019
Good Advice For A Wednesday Or Any Other Day That Ends In “Y”
This came across my desk recently, having been written by a Good Shepherd young adult on the back of a Comment Card.
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August 20, 2019
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Reflections On Freshman Orientation Week
This week, a large number of students who have grown up at Good Shepherd ventured off to college. Many of them headed to Clemson, others to UNC or NC State, a few to USC (the one in Columbia, South Carolina, not Los Angeles, California) and still others stayed in the greater Charlotte area. Nevertheless, all
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August 19, 2019
ReGroup, Week 2 — The “When You Forget What Matters” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s message … Hinged on the idea that the ancient Israelites “lost” portions of Scripture because ultimately they didn’t “like” them; Hypothesized that memory is tied to motivation while forgetfulness is linked to inconvenience; Re-iterated a theme from many of this summer’s messages: that God will in fact protect us from ourselves and will even
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August 15, 2019
#TBT — An “Old Soul” At Four
Looking through some old files on Wednesday, I found this piece from a 1966 edition of the Dallas Times Herald that I had never seen before. As I read it, I realized that this little conversation is exactly the kind of thing my mother would find witty enough that she’d call the newspaper about it.
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August 14, 2019
Therapeutic or Theocentric?
As we continue to navigate what we want Good Shepherd to do and be and how we want it to feel, the following distinction keeps roaming around in my head: Are our experiences therapeutic or theocentric? Now those are big sounding words but they actually communicate relatively simple truths. We live in a culture that
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August 13, 2019
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Phobias
There are some things about which I have irrational fears. These are the kinds of things that keep me up at night or give that sinking feeling in my stomach if I’m already awake. So here they are: 5. That I’ll drive up one Sunday and NO ONE will be at church. Of course. 4.
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August 12, 2019
ReGroup, Week One — The “When The Job’s Too Big And You’re Too Small” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s sermon … Began with ‘the most jarring phrase’ in the biblical library; Paused for the Apostle’s Creed; Contrasted that which sizzles with that with substance; Included invitations for a daily email of Reading Prompts for Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians (Go Eat Pop Corn). Landed at this bottom line: To prepare for the future,
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August 9, 2019
REGROUP Launches With “When The Job’s Too Big And You’re Too Small”
We’ve all been there. Those times when life overwhelms and in response you have to pause … to reflect … to breathe … to regroup. But what kind of group surrounds you when you need to regroup? When life breaks apart, who is there to help you pick up the pieces? How do you make
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