God in the Mess
God in the Mess Even in my relatively short life I have known triumph and tragedy. I have been alongside many of you in your darkest hours and also celebrated…
What’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…
Weekly Update from Pastor Chris | April 2, 2020
Adapting to Connect We continue to move through this time of seismic shifts and changes in our life together and our world. Please know that your church is here for…
Dry Bones Dancing
Imagine, if you will, the scene surrounding the prophet Ezekiel – taken by the Lord to a valley filled with dry bones. What kind of devastation must there have been for all of that death to take place so that there was not even anyone to bury the dead?
Dead End
Timely Reading Today we read another long gospel story like the ones we’ve read the last several weeks. As a mainline Christian church, we read these gospel stories in a…
A word about Holy Communion in this time
A Pastoral Note from Pastor Chris Enstad Dear friends, Many people have made use of our online worship offerings over these past two weeks and are giving us helpful hints…
Mini-Easters & Miracles
Decorating Early I put my Easter decorations out really early this year. The lengthy winter made me long for signs of new life- the spring flowers, sunshine, rain, sprouting leaves…
Devotion from Pastor Dara | March 17, 2020
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff– they comfort me. – Psalm 23:4 Light &…
Reset
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…
The Need for Change
Time for a Restart Our theme for Lent at Good Shepherd is “Spiritual Reboot: Building Resiliency for a Life of Faith”. As our worship staff brainstormed, looking at the Bible…