Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church

Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church Worshiping and Growing Together in Christ,
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Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of May 17 -
05/15/2026

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of May 17 -

Our daily trust is in someone who “emptied himself” and took the form of a servant. As we find our inspiration and model our lives on Jesus, it give us a shape to our own hearts, minds and actions. I’m reminded that this doesn’t mean we somehow don’t have a self, but rather that the selves...

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of May 10 -
05/09/2026

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of May 10 -

Writing letters (and now, also, emails or texts) not only conveys information, but a bit of ourselves as well. A large part of the New Testament in our Bibles consists of letters from early leaders, and they are very different from the story-telling style of the gospels. Which is all to say that it....

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of May 3 -
05/01/2026

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of May 3 -

During the lectionary bible study on Thursday, I noticed something that I had not noticed when I first read the gospel reading: commas. The Greek of the New Testament did not have punctuation, so I wondered what was behind the decision to place a comma where it was. Commas are not large or even obvi...

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of April 26-
04/24/2026

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of April 26-

At the Rocky Mountain synod assembly these past 2 days, Bishop Meghan Johnston Aelabouni has invited us to consider: In the process of seeking, the thing we find has a lot to do with what we are looking for. As we move through the season of Easter and these stories about the early life of the church...

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of April 19 -
04/17/2026

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of April 19 -

In this Easter season as we reflect on new life in Christ, we read about Saul encounter with the Risen Lord. Knowing what we know about Saul who becomes Paul after this experience, I can’t help but wonder why in the world God chose Paul to “bring God’s name before gentiles and kings and before...

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of April 12 -
04/10/2026

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of April 12 -

The Resurrection/ Easter season finds us pondering how this reversal happens- with death becoming life. How does it make any sense when those in power are still bent on destruction? There’s no easy fix or answer, but as ones who are “sent out” (the meaning of the word “apostle”) we can’t...

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of April 5 -
04/04/2026

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of April 5 -

I changed the colors to Easter theme, and almost wrote a full-on Easter note, until I remembered that this will land in your email box before Easter has dawned. On Holy Saturday. The day of waiting after love shared at a meal and washing feet. The day of waiting after the cross has done its worst an...

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of March 29 -
03/27/2026

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of March 29 -

This time of year, understanding what God is actually up to in the death of Jesus can be challenging. The idea that the brutal death of an innocent person is part of “what love looks like” feels pretty offensive, if we are honest. While there isn’t a one-size-fits-all quick answer, we are invi...

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of March 22 -
03/20/2026

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of March 22 -

I told the bible study group yesterday that one of the things I have appreciated about reading John’s gospel in Lent, is the opportunity to look more closely each Sunday at pieces of the Passion narrative that we usually only read during Holy Week. In this Sunday’s reading, Pilate takes center s...

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of March 15 -
03/14/2026

Holy Shepherd Weekly - Week of March 15 -

My “discipline” for Lent is to read a short 40-day book on The Welcoming Prayer by Mary Mrozowski. Really, the important part is to learn and repeat the prayer so that it becomes second-nature and opens us daily to the inner freedom and peace that God makes accessible to us. As she says, it’s ...

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