God is doing a new thing - a lot of new things! - at Church of the Good Shepherd. What does it mean when God does something new in our...

Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things...

View from La Verna near Assisi, Italy Jesus said to his disciples, “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love." -...

During stewardship season we ask all members to make a pledge. A pledge is a promise to give to the church over the course of a year. ...

Why do we read the gospel from the center aisle? When you throw a pebble in a pond what happens? Kerplunk – and then circles –...

Good morning! It is so good to be with you this morning – worshipping as one congregation – worshipping together knowing that right...

Click the image to listen to the sermon. Despite the storms in our world right now, this morning’s gospel doesn’t deal with catastrophic...

A few weeks ago I was talking with a doctor who was telling me about a meeting dicussing patient satisfaction surveys – you know when...

(Image from John The Baptist Artworks) “Every act of communication is an act of tremendous courage in which we give ourselves over to two...

There are many terrifying stories in the Hebrew Bible - and we rarely hear them on Sunday mornings. The lectionary "gods" intentionally...

One Sunday afternoon awhile back, my daughter, said to me – you know Mom there should be a suggestion box in the back of the church. And...

A sermon for the Feast of the Holy Trinity. With thanks to: The Rev. James Farwell, Professor of Theology and Liturgy, Virginia...

Pentecost has always been a harder story for me to take in than resurrection. Rushing winds – tongues of fire – and a seemingly magical...

One afternoon when I was serving a church in Durham, we got a call from a man in an assisted living facility. He wanted to know if a...