Archive for December 2018
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Explore Vocation During Summer Vacation The Good Shepherd Summer Intern Program provides engagement both within our congregation and in the surrounding communities, exploration of vocation under the mentorship of ministry…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 19
“If we don’t encounter liminal space in our lives, we start idealizing normalcy.” – Richard Rohr I seem to be a person who needs routine – I’m old and I…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 18
lim·i·nal /ˈlimənl/ adjective relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process. occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold. For God alone…
Read MoreWhat Then Should We Do?
A Crowd with a Question John the Baptist must have been a fire-y preacher in his crazy clothing, out in the desert- saying things that were controversial and hard to…
Read MoreBlue Christmas Worship Service
The Light Shines in the Darkness The holiday season is hard for those whose hearts are hurting. Not everyone is up and cheery for the Christmas holidays. Know…you are not…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 17
The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 16
But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 15
Joyful Expectation is our theme for Advent at Good Shepherd this coming season. The phrase has an exciting ring to it. Perhaps it even brings back memories of our early…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 14
But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. 2 When you pass…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 13
Recently, my life has been filled with physical transition. The seminary schedule is one year of classes, a summer doing chaplaincy, another year of classes, a full year of interning…
Read MoreCaroling & Cabernet
Sing a Joyful Song Join Good Shepherd friends on Sunday, December 16th at Toot and Kate’s Wine Bar at 109 S Main St in Verona for an evening of sharing…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 12
God’s loving presence and guidance in my life have been amazing moments of feeling connected to the Spirit and love of God. In October 2017, my husband Bill and I…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 11
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge God, who will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 When I…
Read MoreRepent and Follow
So, who cares? Who cares about Tyberius, Pilate, Herod, Phillip and Lysanius, Annas and Caiaphis? Ok, granted…we Christians, who know Jesus’ story, will care about Pilate and Herod a bit…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 10
At times in my life I have come to a point, a liminal area, where I have been uncertain of how to proceed. Liminal is derived from the Latin word…
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