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January 30, 2018
Works Of Art & Wars Of Attrition
If you have spent any time on this page, or if you are a tennis friend of mine, you know that in recent years I have bemoaned the fact that modern men’s tennis had become characterized by wars of attrition. By that I mean long matches, played exclusively from the baseline by two players with
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January 29, 2018
Guest Blogger Chris Macedo — The “Presence Carriers” Sermon Rewind
Our Worship Arts Pastor Chris Macedo gave the message yesterday. Drawing on some relatively obscure Scriptures regarding the ark of the covenant, the tent of meeting, and the poles used to transport both, he reminded us that we are all presence carriers … and yet presence carrying never happens alone. It also allowed Chris
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January 25, 2018
Sermon Starter Stuff
We preachers spend a lot of time crafting the opening moments of our sermons. Or, if we don’t, we should. Because it is in those moments that you either capture your listeners’ attention or lose it. In the opening you either establish common ground with the congregation or you create distance from it. At the
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January 24, 2018
HAND WRITTEN NOTES IN A DIGITAL WORLD
I received this note from a new Good Shepherd Church friend recently. She hand wrote a note to thank me for … a hand-written note. It’s why we do the kinds of things we do at Good Shepherd. Massively small steps, each designed to make a large congregation feel like an intimate community.
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January 23, 2018
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Most AWKWARD Strokes In World Class Tennis
It’s Australian Open time of year, which means tennis is on my mind even more than usual. And if you know anything about what I like in tennis, you know that I appreciate aesthetics more than almost anything else. It’s why I admire the one handed backhands hit by Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka and
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January 22, 2018
#PracticingThePresence, Week 3 — The “THROUGHs and TOs” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s message … Was actually written in India, on my (relatively new) laptop, in November; Started at a landing point and then meandered through the rest of Psalm 55 to see how it arrived at that landing point; Pointed out that it’s not only the verses of Scripture that are inspired by the design and
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January 19, 2018
#PracticingThePresence, Week 3 — “TOs and THROUGHs”
To get TO something, you have to go THROUGH something else. In the Carolinas, for example, to get TO thaw this week, we’ve had to go THROUGH storm. For this third week of Practicing The Presence, we are taking one of my favorite bible journeys ever. We’ll see how going THROUGH a psalm — not
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January 18, 2018
Praise The Lord Who … “Satisfies Your Desires With Good Things”
Psalm 103:1-5 says this: Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your
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January 17, 2018
How We Are Practicing The Presence This Week
Practicing The Presence, our current sermon series at Good Shepherd, is all about providing practical, hands-on tools for helping people take their next step in their living relationship with Jesus Christ. Here’s what it looks like this week: And now you know how and why we do what we do.
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January 16, 2018
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Reflections From “School Of Rock THE MUSICAL”
For Christmas this past year, Julie got us two tickets to School Of Rock The Musical, a Broadway-caliber production based on the 2003 movie starring Jack Black. The performance was last Saturday, and so Julie and headed up to Ovens Auditorium to enjoy the show. Since it was Saturday night, and I was preaching on
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