Dead Seeds, New Life

Back on Ash Wednesday we planted seeds and looked forward to seeing new growth. Here are a couple pictures of that growth that were sent in. As we journey closer to the cross this week we hear those words of Jesus, “…unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remans just a single grain; but if it dies it bears much fruit.” (John 12:24) Where is new life springing up for you this year? Whee are you longing for new life to appear?

Palm Sunday

Today we gather with Lutherans across BC to worship with our synod and begin our journey through Holy Week, our second during pandemic. May the Passion of our Lord inspire hope in all for new life and renewed strength.

Fifth Sunday in Lent

How is Jesus’s love like a seed planted in deep, dark, and seemingly lifeless soil? Join us as we explore this powerful image and inch closer to the culmination of our Lenten sojourn.

Fourth Sunday in Lent

Today’s gospel reading contains the most famous verse in the whole New Testament: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son…” What does that mean to us now, after a whole year of pandemic restrictions and uncertainty? Does God still love the world?

Third Sunday in Lent

What are the Ten Commandments to you? Rules? Laws? Demands? What about invitations? Join us as we explore our readings for this Third Sunday in Lent and discover the true meaning of these most famous words.

Holden Evening Prayer – March 3

Tonight our Holden Evening Prayer service will be live-streamed from Good Shepherd. It’s our first official livestream, so join us at 8 pm on our YouTube channel to worship and sing along!

Second Sunday in Lent

Following is something we hear a lot about these days, especially when it comes to our social media practices. But Jesus takes following up to a whole new, dangerous, uncomfortable, and joyful level in the gospel for this Second Sunday in Lent. What can that mean for us? Join us to explore.  

Lettuce Rejoice!

As we continue our journey through Lent we already begin to see the signs of new life emerging from the ashes, or rather soil, of our Ash Wednesday lament. But those shoots are still so tender and vulnerable. So can we die to our natural impatience and seek to learn the patient ways of caring for others and this fragile, vulnerable creation?