“I forgive you,” is a powerful statement. It is a declaration which cannot be coerced, for if it […]
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What a wonderful day this is! What a great day to be together in our Lord’s house to […]
The Sunday of the Passion, or as most of us know it, Palm Sunday, is quite a big […]
Son, In thinking about what it means to be a man or at least what advice I might […]
Son, Most often, what a man has to say to his son will describe experiences that the boy […]
When I was young, I remember finding on our bookshelf at home a copy of the Living Translation […]
To use the image of Moses lifting up a bronze serpent in the wilderness as a symbol of […]
Without a doubt, the most enduring symbol of the Christian faith is the cross. There are others, of […]
The commandments begin with God saying, “You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for […]
Peter, James, and John journey with our Lord up a high mountain. Now, the setting itself ought to […]
Sometimes, as a pastor, I can get a bit insulated, somewhat disjointed from the reality that is the […]
The ancient city of Corinth was a true hotbed of competing cultures, philosophies, and religions. It was a […]
The story of Jonah is far more than an account about a big fish swallowing a man and […]
Last week the sermon focused on the gift of Holy Baptism, and if you recall, we talked quite […]
I have recently been rewatching the “Lord of the Rings Trilogy.” If you are unfamiliar with it, this […]
Today’s Gospel reading from Luke chapter 2 is a big text. It is the sort of text which […]
The appearance of an angel of the Lord, under any circumstance, is no small thing. But when the […]
We all probably know by now that the word advent means “an arrival” or “an appearance,” or something […]
Many years ago, back before I was a pastor and prior to being married, I was able to […]
It always seems strange to begin the season of Advent with the story of our Lord’s triumphal entry […]