* a sermon preached at Luther Memorial Church of Chicago on September 28, 2014 * Text: Exodus 14:10-14, 21-29 How many of you were camp counselors ever? Summers full of playtime. Maybe some God time, bible study, and prayer in there. Watersports. Arts and crafts. Camp food. Ropes courses. And who remembers the Trust Fall? Placing … Continue reading Trust Issues
--- a collection of thoughts in preparation for my sermon on sunday --- Text: Exodus 14:10-14, 21-29 Saying “trust in God” during times of turmoil is a really nice thought; it looks great on a Hallmark card... The reality is, however, it’s not so easy, is it? I mean, here today, we have God leading God’s … Continue reading Thoughts on Trust
* a sermon preached at Chapel at the Lutheran Center on July 23, 2014 * Texts: Isaiah 44:6-8 + Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Sisters and brothers, grace, mercy, and peace be with you from God the source of all life and Jesus the Christ. Amen. Welp…I guess that’s in then, huh? I guess Jesus has … Continue reading God’s More Agrarian Than That
Sermon - 26th Sunday after Pentecost preached at St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Logan Square on November 17, 2013 Texts: Isaiah 65:17-25 + Psalm 98 + 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 + Luke 21:5-19 In their seminal 1987 classic, Michael Stipe and his band R.E.M. proclaimed in song what many of us were feeling in the late ‘80’s. “It’s the end of the world … Continue reading Zombies and Aliens …or Rising Out of the Rubble
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