* 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 sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on February 12, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the 6th Sunday after the Epiphany: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 + Psalm 119:1-8 + 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 + Matthew 5:21-37 *************** Please pray with me this morning: Gracious God, We … Continue reading Reconciled Beggars
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 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
Read Revelation 21:3-5 The idea of things being made new again is compelling, isn’t it? We get to start over. We get a clean slate. That’s sometimes how I feel about the new year. We mark the end of one year, and the start of another. We finish the chapter and close the book on … Continue reading Advent Devotional: Wednesday, December 31: Seventh Day of Christmas
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