New Growth Opportunities
In January 2011, three new opportunities to Grow in Faith will be available. N.T. Wright's Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, beginning January 18th in...
Keep ReadingVenn Diagrams
I love Venn diagrams. The visual representation of all logical relations between a finite collection of different sets is just the coolest. Don’t you think?...
One Step Toward Our 2030 Vision
As we enter a new year of “inviting all people to grow into a Christ-centered life in God’s family” Good Shepherd staff members have brainstormed three key areas vital to living out that mission....
Mine!
Every year at this time, the Weekly is filled to the brim with various opportunities in the life of our church. By my count, there are 23 opportunities this week alone! A recent member of the Good Shepherd family recently e-mailed me to share of the fun...
Start With Why
Next Saturday, August 25th, our elders are meeting for a bi-annual retreat day. We do so every January and August, and they have become two of my absolute favorite days of the entire year, not only because we have a lot of fun together, but also because I learn so much from each one of the leaders on the team....
A Day at CBS
Last week we welcomed over 220 kids for VBS. This week, our Middle and High School students are on Catalina at Campus by the Sea for a week of summer camp. Different settings, to be sure, but the same goal....
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VBS Week
VBS week is like no other week on campus. It’s not even close. All week, over 220 Pre-K through 5th graders have been making crafts, engaging in science experiments, playing games, watching skits and singing. And singing. Then, a little more singing...
Thank You!
When we discovered Jen was pregnant with our first child we were still in Princeton, NJ, entering the last year of our seminary adventure. It was the summer of 2000. In the fall of that year we traveled back home to southern California. We celebrated Jen’s birthday...
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Rivalries
The Red Sox and the Yankees. Tom and Jerry. UCLA and USC. Batman and the Joker. Coke and Pepsi. The Hatfields and the McCoys. Classic rivalries are all around us. Here's one you may have never thought of: 9am Classic and 10:45am Modern...
Resident Aliens
Stanley Hauerwas and Will Willamon’s book Resident Aliens opens with these words: Sometime between 1960 and 1980, an old, inadequately conceived world ended, and a fresh, new world began. We do not mean to be overly dramatic....
Counter Culture
In 1926, the United States Supreme Court made a well-intentioned ruling that affects our everyday lives - perhaps for the worst. The justices ruled that the town of Euclid, Ohio could bar the development of land which had been slated for an industrial-use...
Study Guide | When the Messiah Arrives: Isaiah 35.1-10
Greetings, Here is our study guide for this week's passage, Isaiah 35.1-10. I have come to enjoy the challenge of preparing these study guides and hope you are finding them useful. One thing...
Keep ReadingStudy Guide | When the Messiah Arrives: Isaiah 11.1-10
Greetings, Here is the study guide based on Isaiah 11.1-10, Matthew 3.1-12 and Ephesians 1.13-14, our texts for December 5th, the Second Sunday in Advent. With gratitude for you....
Keep ReadingFamily Advent Night
This Saturday, November 27th at 4pm is our annual Family Advent Night! All are welcome to this opportunity to share a soup dinner, sing Christmas carols led by Peggy Duquesnel Malbon...
Keep ReadingStudy Guide | When the Messiah Arrives: Isaiah 2.1-5
Hi friends, Here is the study guide for November 28th. This text, Isaiah 2.1-5, is the first in a series of studies and sermons for Advent. This Advent Season is a special time for us to look...
Keep ReadingWhen the Messiah Arrives
Beginning this Sunday, November 28th at all three worship gatherings, we will be taking a break from our Gospel of Mark series to prepare for advent. The advent series, When the ...
Keep ReadingStudy Guide | The Gospel of Mark 12.1-12
Hello, November 21 already? Where has 2010 gone? Here is the study guide for Mark 12.1-12. We continue through the final week of Jesus' ministry and the conflict with the religious...
Keep ReadingCanned Food Drive-Thru
You are invited to GSPC's Canned Food Drive Drive-thru on Thursday, November 18th from 5-7pm. The event will benefit Food Finders goal to raise 100,000 pounds of food. Canned...
Keep ReadingStudy Guide | The Gospel of Mark 11.27-33
Hi GSPC Friend, Here is the sermon-based study guide on Mark 11.27-33, the passage we will be teaching from on Sunday, November 14th. I am so grateful to be able to prepare...
Keep ReadingThe Open Table Is A Hit!
Last night was the kick off for The Open Table, a brand new opportunity to gather together and share good food with great friends. And I think it's safe to say, "IT'S A HIT!" The Open Table...
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