The Both/And Question: What Is Worship?
This past week I read an op-ed "Why Churches Should Drop Their Online Services" in the New York Times by an Anglican priest. That...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jul 17, 2018
- 6 min
Good News: Real & Messy
I was asked this week – What industry do you work in? To which I answered – the good news of forgiveness industry – frankly – a much...
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The Rt. Rev. John L. Rabb
- Jun 26, 2018
- 4 min
Hey kid? Whatcha Got in that Bag?
It was, no doubt, laughable to Goliath and the Philistines when David, the ruddy, little shepherd kid, arrived to do battle. He tells...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jun 7, 2018
- 3 min
Spirit-led Transitions
Do you know what a “transition warning” is? It’s a phrase I was taught way-back-when to let my toddler-age daughter know that something...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Feb 4, 2018
- 6 min
God Serves Us First
Were we to have a baptism today – we would join together in making a promise - to seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Dec 18, 2017
- 6 min
Give Your Witness
Perhaps the most interesting thing about John the Baptist in the Gospel of John (different John) is that he doesn’t actually baptize...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Dec 4, 2017
- 6 min
Now hear this...
Happy New Year. Advent One. Start of a whole new year.... Earlier this week I was talking to a 12 year old I know – and I was saying –...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Nov 9, 2017
- 2 min
Sabbatical Planning
In just a few months I have the gift and privilege of taking a sabbatical. And believe it or not, this has yet to fully sink in. There...
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kchalmers6
- Nov 1, 2017
- 4 min
Why I Give
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. ...
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Snowden Stanley, Sr. Warden
- Sep 13, 2017
- 2 min
Grateful For Our Community
We all know that for many years The Church of the Good Shepherd has been a very active supporter of many programs assisting our neighbors...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Aug 30, 2017
- 2 min
Original Blessing, Not Sin, Came First
In the beginning...familiar words from the opening of Genesis, scripture’s first revelation of a loving God who breathes and speaks all...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Aug 22, 2017
- 3 min
Values that Lead to Vision
Last Friday night the Vestry gathered for dinner at the home of Nancy and Snowden Stanley for the start of our annual retreat. The summer...
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