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December 21, 2017
Wisdom From Barclay
William, not Charles. William Barclay is the author of the Daily Study Bible, a classic collection of New Testament commentaries. Though he writes from the perspective of mid-20th century neo-orthodoxy, his reflections on biblical passages often have singular insight. So it was recently as I was studying up on Matthew 23 in preparation for a
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December 20, 2017
If These Walls Could Talk …
I continue to be amazed at the level at which people share with me in counseling. It is a high privilege that people trust me with so much. It is also a deep responsibility. What does that responsibility demand of me in pastoral counseling? Confidentiality — if people trust me with the deepest, most painful
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December 19, 2017
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Biblical Passages On The Divinity Of Christ (A Mount Rushmore Plus One)
During the course of a denomination meeting yesterday, my colleagues and I talked about those sections of the New Testament that speak with breathtaking clarity and power about the divinity of Jesus. Those passages that teach us that Jesus was neither great man nor inspiring teacher nor compelling guru. He was infinity compressed into infancy
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December 18, 2017
Keeping Christmas, Week 2 — The “Keeping Simeon In Christmas” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s message continued a series in which we are looking at some of the supporting cast of the Christmas story. And yet the purpose of the supporting cast is to cast a shining light on the main attraction: Jesus himself. Not simply baby Jesus, but crucified, risen, and returning Jesus. So by looking at Simeon
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December 15, 2017
Keeping Christmas, Week 2 — Keeping Simeon In Christmas
Who is this man and why are we keeping him in Christmas? He is Simeon and he was either: A hanger on around the temple; An activist; A blogger; A rabble rouser; Someone deeply in tune with the Holy Spirit. We’ll see how his words about baby Jesus have everything to do with our
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December 14, 2017
The Important And The Urgent
One of my biggest struggles as a pastor is to distinguish between the important and the urgent. Things that are important have more of a long term value: strategic planning, creative brainstorming, sermon writing, staff development and mentoring. All those take time. Things that are urgent press in on me and other pastors today: visiting
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December 13, 2017
Breakfast In Bethlehem
This is happening this coming Saturday morning at our Zoar Road Campus, and we couldn’t be more excited:
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December 12, 2017
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Ministry Lessons I Will Never Stop Learning
The end of any year is typically a time to reflect on advances made and lessons learned in the previous twelve months. The end of 2017 is no exception. And on many occasions when we get something right at Good Shepherd, I find myself asking, “Why didn’t we do it that way earlier? Why does
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December 11, 2017
Keeping Christmas Launch — The “Keeping Herod In Christmas” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s message … Began with a liturgical moment as the congregation stood out of respect for the Gospel reading and I read Matthew 2:13-18 out loud; Featured moments comparing Jesus to a) kudzu and b) Phil Collins written in permanent marker on a whiteboard list of MY personal Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame; Relied
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December 8, 2017
Keeping Christmas Launch — “Keeping Herod In Christmas”
Our new series, Keeping Christmas, starts this Sunday with an unexpected twist: Keeping Herod In Christmas. Who would want to do that? Well, we would. Because Matthew did. Check it all out Sunday at Moss, Zoar, and en espanol. Here’s the series video:
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