Sermon text: Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-16 and Mark 8: 31-38 There are many stressful events that we experience in life, but one of the absolute worst is moving. Sure, moving can be filled with promise and anticipation for what’s to come, but it is also filled with packing and schlepping boxes, changing over utilities and …
Sermon text: Genesis 9: 8-17 Months ago, a curious phrase kept popping up in conversations—the phrase was “cancel culture.” Usually, the remark was something along the lines of “I’m so sick of cancel culture.” Often, this remark accompanied a complaint about some activity that was being postponed or lost entirely due to the pandemic. Sporting …
Sermon text: Psalm 51 Consumer culture has had massive success with the Church’s two major holidays—Christmas has Santa Claus and Easter has the Easter Bunny—but they haven’t quite figured out a way to sell Ash Wednesday. No, the church gets to keep this one all to ourselves. You won’t find Ash Wednesday storewide sales or …
Sermon text: Mark 9: 2-9 Every three years the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America pulls off a minor miracle; they host the National Youth Gathering. I’ve attended three of these events and I truly believe the Youth Gatherings are one of the best ministries of our national church body. These events provide extremely memorable experiences …
Sermon text: Mark 1: 29-39 In modern day Capernaum there is an odd-looking church, St. Peter’s Church, a Catholic Church, and it is elevated off of the ground, above the excavated remains of the ancient city. The architecture reminded me of a spaceship floating in the air, a UFO, and in the center, instead of …