The (Other) Lord’s Prayer
Pausing in Prayer Prayer is one of the toughest habits to get into in this day and age. With the busyness of daily life, we start and end our days…
Pastor’s Note | May 27, 2020
Jesus said, “This is my commandment: That you love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12) In normal times, personal contact is the typical way we express our…
Ascension Blessing
May 21, 2020 is officially Ascension Day in the Christian calendar throughout the world. Ascension Day always takes place on a Thursday, as it occurs 40 days after Easter Sunday.…
Jesus Doesn’t Leave us Orphaned
Finding Comfort This week I called a member of our church who is in the hospital. She has had a few ups and downs, hoping to go home and unable…
Letter from Pastor Chris | May 14, 2020
Dear family and friends at Good Shepherd, I was able to see our brother, Pr. Joe, for the first time in over two months this morning and I want to…
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones…
The first Christian Martyr The story of Stephen’s martyrdom in the book of Acts is the story of the first Christian martyr. It must have brought the reality of this…
Jesus’ Way
“I don’t get it.” Remember back when you were in a classroom at school? Who knew when I’d say this, I’d even be inviting our children to remember back when…
Pastor’s Note: May 7th, 2020
Answering the Call to Serve Last night at our Wednesday evening worship, the scripture reading was from Matthew 20:17-28. In the gospel Jesus instructs his disciples to completely rearrange their…
Jesus Loves Us into Service
Visible Signs of Care As we continue on in this pandemic, I hear more and more people are making masks and wearing them. Different designs are out there- people are…
What does it mean for us to be a part of a church? What does it mean for God?
Requirements for a new community These words from the book of Acts describe the immediate results of the sermon that Peter preached after the coming of the Holy Spirit at…