Posts by Ryan Panzer
Radical Hospitality: How is a gym like a church?
On our first Conversation Sunday, we looked at the question: “What is Radical Hospitality?” Ryan Panzer walks us through one way we can think about what radical hospitality is (and isn’t) by thinking about an experience at a local gym.
Read MoreWhy Radical Hospitality Matters in a Lutheran Church
In a culture that is so quick to judge between right and wrong, where the practice of hospitality is itself an attempt to get people to be more like us, radical hospitality is difficult work.
Read MoreA “Come-to-Jesus” Conversation
Throughout Lent at Good Shepherd, we remember that we are created for community. In times of face-to-face and virtual togetherness, we are created for connection with one another. But what…
Read MoreAdvent Reflection | Thursday, December 10
Today’s A Weary World Rejoices story comes from Ryan Panzer: In 2010, the Wisconsin Badgers won the Big Ten Championship and earned a trip to the Rose Bowl. As a member…
Read MoreA Digital Reformation
Did you catch today’s Gospel reading (John 8:31-36)? It was short. Just four verses. Barely enough characters to fill up two “Tweets” on Twitter. Allow me to read it again.…
Read MoreWhat’s allowed during a social distancing version of Holy Week
Normalcy Disrupted Let’s allow ourselves plenty of space to lament the disruption of normalcy. Let’s grant ourselves permission to grieve the experiences we have lost, the time with friends and…
Read MoreReset
What am I Forgetting? When the sun is shining and the roads are cleared of snow and salt, I try as best as I can to ride my bicycle to…
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