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Gentle Fire 25 Aug 2013 | 06:44 am
Pentecost 14C Isaiah 58:9-14, Psalm 103:1-8 Hebrews 12:18-29 Luke 13:10-17 Earlier this week I was invited to be a guest speaker in a class at WCU. The class was Women and Religion and I was invited...
Lady Bishop 20 Aug 2013 | 02:02 am
Originally, I had planned to post something about the recent election of the first woman as Bishop of the ELCA. I don’t know much about her, but I do know that I never thought I would see a woman elec...
Keeping the Faith 18 Aug 2013 | 07:04 am
(Yes, it’s a cliche title, but you got a better one? ) Pentecost 12C Hebrews 11:29-12:2, Luke 12:49-56 As I was preparing for today’s worship, I could not remember ever preaching on this particular...
Vanities and the Sliver of Ice 3 Aug 2013 | 09:03 pm
Pentecost 11C August 4 2013 Ecclesiastes1:2,12-14;2:18-23 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21 Have you ever said to yourself or even out loud: when I win the lottery I’m going to do such and such. O...
Teach Us To Pray 27 Jul 2013 | 10:44 pm
Pentecost 10C July 20 2013 Luke 11:1-13 Virtually every time we have a funeral or wedding at our church, there will be a non Lutheran person in attendance who will approach me with something they’ve ...
The Lynchpin 21 Jul 2013 | 06:43 am
Pentecost 9C Colossians 1:15-28, Luke 10:38-42 Our lives are so full! Full of wonderful things and people, but also just plain full. Filler, busy work, and distractions take up huge portions of our l...
My Burdens 5 Jul 2013 | 11:26 pm
Pentecost 7C July 7 2013 Galatians 6:1-16, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 If I had to choose a color that I most associate with Summer it would be green! Summer is a great green sea, especially with all the r...
Can’t Always Get What You Want 22 Jun 2013 | 12:11 am
Pentecost 5C Luke 8:26-39 The cover of this week’s bulletin makes me think of bar-b-q. In other parts of the country, bar-b-que might include a lot of different kinds of things cooked on a grill but ...
God Is Not For Sale 14 Jun 2013 | 07:00 pm
Pentecost 4C Luke 7:36-8:3 Lately, I’ve heard a lot of people say, “I’m spiritual but not religious.” This phrase makes me very uncomfortable. For a long time I could not figure out exactly what they ...
God Is Not For Sale 14 Jun 2013 | 07:00 pm
Pentecost 4C Luke 7:36-8:3 Lately, I’ve heard a lot of people say, “I’m spiritual but not religious.” This phrase makes me very uncomfortable. For a long time I could not figure out exactly what they ...
