* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on October 9, 2016 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost: 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c + Psalm 111 + 2 Timothy 2:8-15 + Luke 17:11-19 *************** Please pray with me this morning: Healing God, … Continue reading Hurricane Winds of Change
* A sermon preached for the finals of the James Kenneth Echols Prize for Excellence in Preaching at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago on April 28, 2016 * ** You may also want to watch and hear this sermon preached. Here is that video. And here is the audio if you prefer to just listen. ** Text: Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 … Continue reading Dream On!
* a sermon preached in class at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago on April 26, 2016 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Text: Acts 4:5-12 *************** Please pray with me this afternoon: ……… …in the name of Jesus, Amen. *************** Sometimes the task of preaching on the texts for … Continue reading What’s In A Name?
* a sermon preached in class at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago on March 29, 2016 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Text: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 *************** I sat staring at the screen, watching the cursor… … * blink * … * blink * … * blink *… I … Continue reading A Reasonably Full Account
* a sermon preached at Wicker Park Lutheran Church on February 28, 2016 * Text: Luke 13:1-9 *************** Trust is crucial in any relationship. One of the ways that we establish trust in relationships is consistency. We do what we say we’re going to do. We make promises. And by keeping those promises, we build trust in our relationships. I’m … Continue reading Keeping Promises
* a sermon preached in Chapel at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago on October 22, 2015 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Text: Mark 10:35-45 *************** I feel it. It never fails. Every time. As the excitement starts to build, I become wrapped up in it. It’s all so…attractive. The … Continue reading Power Trip
* a sermon preached at my home congregation Calvary Lutheran Church on August 23, 2015 * ** you may also want to watch and hear this sermon preached. Here is that video. And here is the audio if you prefer to just listen. ** Text: John 6:56-69 *************** Please pray with me: Holy One, Speak truth to us today. Even … Continue reading Hard Truths
* the final sermon I preached on Internship at Luther Memorial Church of Chicago on August 16, 2015 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Text: Hebrews 4:14-5:10 *************** Please pray with me: Holy One, We come to you in our weakness. We come to your seat of mercy desperately desiring … Continue reading Open Floorplans
* a sermon preached at Luther Memorial Church of Chicago on August 9, 2015 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Text: Hebrews 2:10-18 *************** Please pray with me: Make us holy, as you are holy, God. Make us whole. Make us complete, in you. Amen. *************** Church, I have a … Continue reading Wholly Holy
* a sermon preached at Luther Memorial Church of Chicago on July 26, 2015 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Text: Ephesians 6:10-20 *************** Please pray with me: Holy God, There are many things that bind and tether us. Free us today, and every day, So that we may … Continue reading Chains and Chainmail
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