by Site Admin | Feb 26, 2020 | Church Blog
Texts for reflection: Ex 24:12-18; Mt 17:1-9 Good biblical study benefits from a contextual reading of a passage. What this looks like in our story about Jesus’ transfiguration is at the very least to read before and after the text in question. Just before today’s...
by Site Admin | Feb 24, 2020 | Church Blog
If [a leader] were a true and devout Christian he would be glad that you entrust nothing to him, and would praise and approve you for keeping so close a watch on him. Since he acts in accord with God’s will, he is willing and content to have his actions brought to...
by Site Admin | Feb 5, 2020 | Church Blog
At Good Shepherd we are practicing group Bible study in the format of Dwelling in the Word. This format emphasizes listening as we encounter God in Scripture. The format has four parts: listen to Scripture listen to God listen to neighbor listen to community When we...
by Site Admin | Jan 27, 2020 | Church Blog
Text for reflection: Mt 4:18-22 But first, the end: “But the angel said to the women, “…Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.” -Mt 28:5-7 In the end, the...
by Site Admin | Jan 22, 2020 | Church Blog
Interreligious dialogue is a little like learning to speak a foreign language. We will always be “native speakers” of our mother tongue, but learning another language can help us appreciate our native language more clearly. Furthermore, each language has ways of...
