Advent Reflections
Joyful 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 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 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…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 9
In my college days, the pastor of my church had graduate degrees in both Divinity and Engineering. I thought he was a real nerd. I went on to receive graduate…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 8
I was so excited for this new chapter in my life – getting married, starting a new job, and moving to a new city. My parents enjoyed 50+ years of…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 7
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 Everything had changed in a moment. It was three years ago and we were planning a big vacation to…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 6
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end”…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 5
God… when pursued is the White Tail (tale) flash in the brush… the sound of something leaving quickly to avoid… not detection, but ultimate domestication. Sometimes, …
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 4
Be still and know that I am God Psalm 46:10 (NIV) Stop and realize that I am God Psalm 46:10 (Beck’s) “Praise Him in the hallway”“God doesn’t close doors without…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 3
He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Now there was a great wind, so strong that it…
Read MoreJoyful Expectation | December 2
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in…
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