What are the nuptials like when you don’t know what kind of god you’re marrying? Why go through […]
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Every week, some person of reasonable authority stands up before the congregation and preaches a sermon. Sometimes they […]
As the shooter expelled his bullet, man’s nature continued its natural flow of order to chaos and the […]
After working with people for many years as a pastor, I realized how predictable we all are, like […]
“While Philipp and Amsdorf and I drank Wittenberg beer, the word reformed the church,” Luther famously reminisced. He […]
Taking it allNot giving it backNot able Not stableTo give it at all. How long How strong Does […]
Today, we remember the great outpouring of the Holy Spirit during the feast of Pentecost in Jerusalem. In […]
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not […]
The image of our Lord as the Good Shepherd is an enduring one. First Lutheran Church here in […]
To use the image of Moses lifting up a bronze serpent in the wilderness as a symbol of […]
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 […]
When you are examining a text from Scripture like the one before us today, that of the disciples […]
I do not know if you have ever been to the ordination or installation of a pastor, but […]
Beginning today and continuing for the next few Sundays our Gospel reading will focus on the parables of […]
We are just a few days out from the Fourth of July, the great annual celebration of our […]
One of the great metaphors employed when speaking about a person’s salvation is that of “freedom.” Many times, […]
First of all, Jesus Revolution (2023; for rent on streaming sites and Redbox) looks better than any other […]
Today is the celebration of Pentecost. It is a day in which we recount the famous story of […]