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The Rev. Van Gardner
- Oct 31, 2019
- 2 min
Full of Grace
In the 19th Century in Japan there was a Buddhist master named Nan-in. He received a famous college professor who wanted to inquire about...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Oct 9, 2019
- 1 min
Seeing Like Francis
On Sunday, 10/6 at Good Shepherd we celebrated the Feast of St. Francis. At 10 am we invited creatures great and small (and stuffed!) to w...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Sep 16, 2019
- 6 min
"I Got You Babe!"
When Jesus tells the parable about the shepherd who chases after the one lost sheep, we think a) it's our responsibility to do the same, ...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Sep 5, 2019
- 5 min
Where Do I Sit?
All of us know, or remember, that feeling of walking into the school cafeteria and not knowing where to sit. Who is friend? Who is foe? W...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Aug 26, 2019
- 5 min
Devilish Intents
So why does Jesus blame Satan for a crippled woman's bad back? How might it be helpful to first be able to see "good versus evil" before w...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jul 22, 2019
- 4 min
Intention
It is good to be together for worship in the parish hall of our church! We haven’t done so in awhile and it is good to be in this sacred...
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Karen Oakjones-Burgess
- Jul 18, 2019
- 2 min
Appalachia Reflection
On June 23rd, forty-four members of various churches in Maryland, including nine people from the Church of the Good Shepherd, ventured to...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jul 15, 2019
- 3 min
Mercy
What does mercy mean to you? Is it something that you need? Is it something that you've given? We pray it all the time. Do we know wh...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jul 9, 2019
- 6 min
Peace
So I don’t know what I can say about these snakes and scorpions. The other day – at the start of the summer season – I went into my shed...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jul 1, 2019
- 5 min
Harmony
Jesus doesn’t come off as very nice in this morning's passage, does he? This morning when I was rereading it I thought of the hymn – Wha...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jun 24, 2019
- 5 min
Running Scared
So here we are. Ordinary time. Although there is nothing ordinary about that gospel! “My name is Legion.” We don’t get that very often...
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