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April 2, 2019
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Reasons “Charismatic Methodist” Is Not An Oxymoron
Throughout most of the 20th Century and now into the 21st, charismatic and Methodist Christians have had very little to do with each other. Charismatics, who trace their modern origins to the Azusa Street Revival in 1906, define themselves by expressive worship, congregational autonomy, and a steadfast belief in the most vivid and visible of
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April 1, 2019
The Jesus Effect, Week 1 — “Trading Places” With Guest Preacher and Blogger Wayne Hobson
I spent this past weekend in Austin, Texas where I had the twin delights of presiding at a wedding involving a family I’ve known during my entire tenure at Good Shepherd AND staying with my mother, 103-year-old Betty Davis. So Wayne Hobson started the new series off for us with a story from John 9
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March 29, 2019
“The Jesus Effect” Launches Sunday
Jesus had an effect on people. Many of them flocked to him. Others fell down before him. Still others gave their desperation to him. And then others avoided him. Or sought to trap him. Or plotted to kill him. Or betrayed him. He was mesmerizing, compelling, polarizing, and, ultimately, liberating. Those are the effects he
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March 28, 2019
#TBT — Dallas Morning News (Unless It Was The Times-Herald, RIP), Summer, 1974
Here I am on the far left, in the hat, alongside Brad Stoffel and Jeff Turpin as we pose for a newspaper photo in July of 1974. The occasion was the National Boys’ 12 and Boys’ 14 and under Hardcourt Championships, played at our home tennis center in Dallas, the T Bar M Racket Club.
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March 27, 2019
Questions About Anger Worth Pondering
At Good Shepherd, we began 2019 with a message series about anger called Up In Arms. And the first message in that series concluded by asking congregants to ask themselves three sobering questions regarding their own anger. Although almost three months have passed since that message, I believe it’s a good time for you and
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March 26, 2019
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Reflections From A Third John Mellencamp Concert
Last Friday, Julie and I had seventh row seats at John Mellencamp’s concert at Ovens Auditorium. We had seen him back in 1999 at Blockbuster, er Verizon, er PNC Music Pavilion in north Charlotte. We thoroughly enjoyed that show and then saw him again in 2015 in the intimate environs of Ovens. So this past
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March 25, 2019
No Longer Slaves, Week 4 — The “To Be Or Not To Be” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s message … Used a Seinfeld clip to make a point about grace. Revolved around a quote BY JESUS not found in any of the Gospels but re-tweeted by Paul during a speech in Acts to the church at Ephesus. Got all that? Culminated our Radical Impact Project with partners the International Justice Mission, Lily
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March 21, 2019
#TBT — First Grade, University Park Elementary School, Spring, 1969
My first grade class with Mrs. Dobbs at the University Park Elementary School, 1968-69. Can you figure out which one is me? Or which one is the object of my unrequited first grade love?
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March 20, 2019
FAQs About Our “No Longer Slaves” Giving Sunday
WHAT IS A RADICAL IMPACT PROJECT? A Radical Impact Project is a long-time feature of Good Shepherd’s congregational life. It’s when we attempt something big and bold on behalf of the most vulnerable among us. Our Radical Impact Projects have focused primarily on victims & survivors of human trafficking and global hunger. WHAT IS NO
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March 19, 2019
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Best Looking One Handed Backhands In Men’s Tennis History
Roger Federer lost a big match in Indian Wells, California this past Sunday and for once, I wasn’t too upset. Why? Because the guy who beat him, Austrian Dominic Thiem, has a glorious one-handed backhand. For the uninitiated, most players today hit their backhands with two hands, which is generally more effective but less aesthetic.
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