Good Shepherd Episcopal Church

"I've had one of those questions rattling around in my head lately. You know the kind. The ones that show up while you're driving. Or standing in line at the grocery store. Or trying to fall asleep because apparently your brain has decided this is the perfect time to start a theological discussion.

Here's the question:
How do we decide whether a theology is worth keeping?

Not whether it's old.
Not whether it's popular.
Not whether your denomination approves of it.
Not even whether someone can quote a Bible verse in its defense.

How do we decide it's actually worth holding onto?"

By Their Fruits: Testing Theology We've Been Arguing About the Wrong Thing

This week’s theme: God Is Here
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026
The Unexpected

The Unexpected - d365 Daily Devotionals d365.org devotional from July 15, 2026 -

Oblation

What words would you use to write a prayer of oblation: a prayer collecting and distilling the essence of your own self-offering as you are called to live it, day by day? If you are still discerning your vocation, or seeking a sharper edge to a vocation that may have grown dull with use over time, it may help to hold such a prayer in mind.

Br. Keith Nelson
Society of Saint John the Evangelist

To Lose Ourselves in God – Br. Keith Nelson Sermon for Religious Life Sunday 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21 There is a dark red, leather book in the closet of the monastery vesting sacristy, in which Brothers of this Society handwrite …

Verse of the day
Who is wise and knowledgeable among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.
- James 3:13

Voice of the day
We must be fierce as lions to do God’s will. But we also must be gentle souls as we reach out to those who need our compassion.
- Sr. Norma Pimentel

Prayer of the day
In a world that can seethe with anger and might against the stranger, let us walk with our siblings in gentleness.

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