"But I don’t have a good testimony…"
Sometimes we feel like we need to have a really “good” testimony–you know, drugs, sex, crime, etc. that Jesus saved us from! But many of us don’t have such a testimony. If you are one of these people, I offer this song for your encouragement! And in the spirit of T.R.U.T.H.’s lyrics, I wanted to [...]
Want to bring the Dojo to a church near you??
So as many of you know, one of my passions is getting to open up Scripture to those who’ve never been exposed to its treasures, or if they have, have only gotten glimpses on occasion. During the last 5 years at Good Shepherd, I’ve been able to do this full-time as Discipleship Pastor, and it’s [...]
For everyone who’s dealt with depression or other mental illnesses…
As someone who’s battled depression and anxiety myself, I couldn’t NOT share this song with everyone else who’s gone through the dark night of the soul. Listen to the lyrics and then share it with someone else you know who’s struggled with depression or other mental illnesses. JMS
Great thoughts from a brother in Christ!
I belong to a small group of guys that meets weekly for study and prayer. We do prayer requests via email sometimes and today one of the guys in the group, Bryce, sent this to all of us. I asked him if I could share it with the Dojo and he said I could: Knowing [...]
For those who haven’t heard…
Hey everyone! By now, many of you have heard the news. I am moving on to the next stage of my ministry journey. As of April 30th I will no longer be Good Shephrd UMC’s Pastor of Discipleship. I will be taking the next year or so to begin preparing for a possible Ph.D program. [...]
Ladies, does the Bible tell you to zip it when in church?
I recently received a question from someone at GSUMC that Talbot, our Senior Pastor, forwarded to me. The question was about how we go about interpreting Scripture, particularly when to take things literally and when to interpret them in a non literal manner. The passage mentioned was 1Corinthians 14:34 where Paul basically seems to be [...]
Final thoughts on The Blue Parakeet and women preachers…
In my last post, I talked about Scot McKnight’s new book “The Blue Parakeet”, which I was reading at the time. I finished it two days ago and wanted to give a follow up. “Parakeet” devotes the final 3rd of the book to looking at an issue in Scripture which for many readers is a [...]
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