* 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
Since I'll be needing to do this regularly soon myself, I thought I'd get back into the habit of forming some thoughts for preaching this weekend. The Revised Common Lectionary texts for this weekend: Amos 7:7-17 + Psalm 82 + (or Deuteronomy 30:9-14 and Psalm 25:1-10) + Colossians 1:1-14 + Luke 10:25-37 --------------- I don't … Continue reading “Who Is My Neighbor?”
The Roman Rite for this Christmas week has a lovely verse to be said at prayer, When peaceful silence lay over all, and the night had run half of her swift course, your all-powerful word, O Lord, leaped down from heaven, from the royal throne. I love and imagine the almost hushed tones that this … Continue reading Advent Devotional: Friday, January 2: Ninth Day of Christmas
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