* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on June 25, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost: Romans 6:1b-11 + Matthew 10:24-39 *************** Please pray with me: Holy God, We say we want peace, Yet true peace is hard to … Continue reading True Peace is Hard to Come By
A little over a month ago, I preached a sermon talking about the difficulty of being in community together and how being in community together can also be messy. In that sermon I asked for forgiveness for the inevitable ways that we, as a faith community, would let you down and disappoint you. This blog … Continue reading A Word of Hope…and an Invitation
* a sermon preached at Luther Memorial Church of Chicago on January 11, 2015 * Text: Matthew 3:1-17 *************** Please pray with me: Please pray with me. Living God, We are often forgetful people. Remind us and keep us mindful of who we are and whose we are in the waters of our baptism. In your most … Continue reading All In The Family
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