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January 15, 2018
Practicing The Presence, Week 2 — The “Nothing Compares 2 U” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s message … Used a “prop” of a ladder; Hinged on Psalm 63:0. Yes, verse 0; Did a sort of grammar test by inviting people to circle all the verbs in Psalm 63:1-8; Actually had three “write them down” suggestions near the end; Landed at this bottom line: The object of your pursuit determines your
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January 11, 2018
A Week Of Presence Practicing
The heart of the new Practicing The Presence series include hands-on, practical tools for people to take their next step in the living relationship with Jesus Christ. If I preach a message letting people know that WHERE you start the day determines HOW you finish it, then we ought to provide them the empowering and
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January 10, 2018
What Happens At A “Sermons That Pop & Series That Stick” Workshop?
I spent Tuesday at the Pine Valley United Methodist Church in Wilmington, NC, leading a workshop I have designed called Sermons That Pop & Series That Stick. About 60 pastors and lay speakers attended. The group was engaged, complimentary, and, happily for me, in a buying mood — the picked up every available copy
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January 4, 2018
Clergy Fashion Statements
While reading Jessica LaGrone’s Set Apart, I came across this interesting factoid about prophetic garb: Which made me wonder: how is it today that clergy let you know what they do by how they dress? For sure, in the liturgical tradition, it’s involves a collar, a robe, and a stole … sometimes even all
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January 3, 2018
When Humans Get Trafficked In The Bible …
In the final chapter of the book of Judges, the ancient Israelites — bereft of leadership and devoid of faith — come up with a sickening solution to an unexpected problem. The problem? Not enough women of child bearing age in the tribe of Benjamin. The solution? You have to read it for yourself: 17 The
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January 2, 2018
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five (Or Eight) Reflections On U2’s New Album
U2 released its 14th studio album, Songs Of Experience, in early December and so when my son asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I said, “you can get me that new U2 CD.” Despite his objections that I should simply get it on Spotify (first, I’d have to get Spotify) or download to my
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December 28, 2017
#TBT — Cotton Bowl TENNIS CLASSIC 1983
When I was a kid, the week between Christmas and New Year’s typically meant the Cotton Bowl. The tennis tournament, not the football game. Huh? That’s right. Dallas was then and is now the host of a holiday-flavored, mostly-indoor tennis tournament. Back in the day, the Cotton Bowl was played in the “Automobile Building,” a
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December 27, 2017
Occupying Oxygen And Aggravating Listeners
Considering that I am in the “business” of, um, public speaking, I find myself paying attention to how it is that people speak publicly. And in all that paying attention I have noticed how often we use “nonsense” words … words that operate in speech much like ellispses (….) or commas (,) do in
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December 26, 2017
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Reflections From Christmas Eve 2017
For the first time in more than 10 years, Christmas Eve fell on a Sunday this year. That required making decisions, adjusting schedules, empowering volunteers, and praying for the best. Here are some reflections from what we experienced together at Good Shepherd this year … 1. The Candlelight Moment is for sure the most beautiful
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December 22, 2017
Christmas Eve At Good Shepherd
Staff and leaders have finished hand delivering hundreds of these candy cane invites to our neighbors on both the Moss Road & Zoar Road campuses. Ever since my earliest days in ministry, I have thought, “why would anyone show up at church if you’re not willing to go out and invite them?” So we did.
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