“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here but has risen.” We are Easter people because we know how the story ends. Frequently […]

Glory Breaking Through I attended a funeral Wednesday of one of Good Shepherd’s most loved parishioners. There are many parishioners that fit this category, but Jack Speese was that very special […]

  Amen! That word has been used as the whole sermon following the Passion reading on Palm Sunday, what else can or needs to be said? This year, however, Joe […]

  Engaging the Season of Lent works on me. My inclination is toward remembering past failures and beating myself up. In today’s reading Jesus says, “Take eat this is my […]

  Life’s Greatest Moment – Love & Joy As I approach the end of my life’s journey, I often wonder “How is it going to happen?”  I am hopeful that […]

  Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachtani?”  that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” – Matthew 27:46   “All ministry begins at the […]

  This Holy Week we commemorate the words and actions of Jesus’ final days before his resurrection. Today, we read that Pilate symbolically washed his hands of any responsibility in […]

  Humans are so fickle. Forgive the analogy, but take, for instance, college football coaches:  When winning, we welcome them with a generous contract and go out of way to emphasize […]

  [Jesus said], “and I, when I am lifted up from earth, will draw all people to myself.” – John 12:32   Children have a way of pointing out the […]

  We cannot prepare for the miracle of the Easter without reflecting on the suffering of Christ. The divinity of Jesus is in conflict with the humanness of Jesus. But, then, […]

  The Bible is full of earth-shaking stories.  There was the great flood experienced by Noah, the parting of the Red Sea by Moses, Peter at the transfiguration, Jesus walking […]

“I’ll See You Again.”  My father died suddenly due to a brain bleed caused by an aneurysm. Having made his usual rounds for that day doing good deeds for others as […]

  “But….Jesus said…. ‘Do not fear, only believe’” Death has been the experience of human life since Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden. We have terms that attempt […]

Light in the Darkness – Walter Barker, 1956 [ https://weatherspoonartmuseum.org/objects-1/info/629?sort=0 ] From Sadness to Gladness When things are going well in our lives, it is easy to rejoice in creation and to […]

OUR COMFORT I do love a list.  John 11:33 describes the heartache Jesus feels when he sees the community of mourners who are grief-stricken at the death of Martha and Mary’s […]

  Broken People People are broken by nature. It’s through our brokenness that we hurt others, resent the achievements or possessions of our neighbors, or ignore others’ contributions to our […]

  Fools for Christ We all want to look smart, knowledgeable and accomplished in the eyes of others. The religious leaders of Jesus’s day were no exception. They knew the […]

  This tightrope analogy brings to mind my 22-year-old cousin. Grace is a kinesiology major studying balance and focus. Basically her study asks if one must stare straight ahead at […]

  Keeping our eyes on the prize, sounds like we are running a race. Getting into the right college or taking a big promotion are worthy goals. What happens after you […]

Rewarding Journey   It’s ironic that I was assigned this day.  As a point of confession I haven’t been at Church on a regular basis since the beginning of Covid-19. […]