Good Shepherd Sermons & Blogs
Faith does not spare us from grief. It gives us language for it.
2026-20
sermon preached at Church of the Good Shepherd, Federal Way, WA
www.goodshepherdfw.org
by the Rev. Anna Lynn, Deacon
The Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 22, 2026
Advent and Christmas at Good Shepherd
To be "blessed" means to participate in both the joy and the pain, and to run away from neither.
Jesus tells us there are only two commandments. Sounds easy, right?
Faith works here, love labors here, and hope endures here.
A note to Good Shepherd from State Senator Claire Wilson
Be prayerful. Talk to God.
Today, did I give my first fruits to God … or my last fruits?
What do Steven Universe and Jesus have in common?
When you’re talking about God, metaphors about working for what we deserve just … fall apart.
There is no need, ever, for you to worry about eternal damnation.
We have the privilege, for a remarkably short time, of experiencing a remarkably tiny piece of God’s creation.