“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. My prayer today is that we always give voice to the voiceless and support to the powerless. May we be Christ to the least and the lost. May...

Martin Luther King, Jr. faced many oppositions to his goal of civil rights for all. Folks on each side of the issue criticized and attacked his work. He relentlessly pushed forward, despite the opposition. One who opposed him eventually killed him. Yet his dream did not...

I am thankful I am thankful for my Faith. I am thankful for my family. I am thankful for my friends and neighbors. I am thankful for the opportunity to serve at Shepherd Community Center. I am thankful so many partner with Shepherd to allow us to minister to our...

I was blessed to have a special grandma who played a key role in my life. She may have been full of her quirks, but she loved me and I her. I spent lots of time with her growing up and, looking back now, I...

I awoke this morning to the news reports of tragedy in Dallas. I heard the reports on other tragic deaths in police action shootings. All of these are tragic…all heartbreaking. It’s not just that there is violence, but it’s heartbreaking because we believe every life matters!...

On Thursday, June 30 our teens got to visit Holiday World in Santa Claus, IN. This was part of their week-long bus trip the middle and high school YLIFe Program takes every summer. We take them out of the city to explore the possibilities of...

We recently received a tremendous gift at Shepherd Community. No, it wasn't a large amount of money or a large quantity of stock. It was a few pieces of gardening equipment. Now, you may think, “That’s tremendous, Jay?” You bet! Because the gift came from one of our...

Quietly, on Friday April 29th at 1:27pm a life passed on to eternity with his Heavenly Father. The world is consumed with hopelessness, bitter political debate, and emptiness of wealth. Yet, there was a man, named Norm Sharp, who changed the world with no acclaim,...

This past Friday a fire took the life of a 90-year-old woman and seriously injured her 68-year-old daughter in our neighborhood. This is a family that regularly receives food delivered to their home by Shepherd volunteers. This, among many other things, causes us to grieve and reminds...