Faith Explorations
Untethered
Today's Sermon focus The Holy Word Un-tethers UsIt’s that season when truth is on trial. Who is telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? It’s enough to cry out, “SO HELP US GOD!!!” Yes, so help us God. Help us. Help us know the truth, we pray...
Discerning our role in creation
Today's Sermon focus What's our role again? I think anyone who has ever owned a cat will have serious questions about what’s meant by “dominion” in the Genesis reading. In Genesis, God tells his newly formed people, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill...
Crying Uncle
Today's Sermon focus Following God is a Wrestling Match When we were young, my brother and I would wrestle. He was five years older, so I usually came out on the short end of the stick. When he pinned me into an immobile position or when the pain became too great I...
Giving Thanks
Today's Sermon focus Giving Thanks! Returning thanks seems to be a prominent theme in today’s readings. We see how the result of the Lord’s healing power elicited an enthusiastic acknowledgment from the King of Aram. The letter from Paul to Timothy reinforces the...
Who’s Keeping this Chasm Fixed?
Today's Sermon focus What Are the Chasms in Our Lives?I’ll apologize at the beginning of this sermon that there will be talk of Christmas. No one like Christmas coming too early and September is certainly too early! However, I can’t help bring up Christmas because...
Si, se puede!
Today's Sermon focus With Christ Jesus, yes we can! Faith is sometimes about perspective. There’s the story of a shoe salesman sent by his company to a unique region of the country. After a couple of days there, he wrote back to his superiors that he was...
Forgiving Debt
Today's Sermon focus After all, we gotta serve somebodyToday’s Gospel reading is confusing and clear – at the same time. To be honest, it’s something everyone who reads scripture has to live with – the ambiguity of certain parts. The very last verse – “You cannot...
Wait…Who’s Lost?
Today's Sermon focus Wait...Who's Lost Again? It’s good to be back from vacation. I had a great couple weeks of getting outside in the Sierra mountains, visiting friends, hanging out with my husband, and a lot of park time with the three dogs, watching them play. But...
Becoming Pointless!
Today's Sermon focus Becoming Pointless! This past week one of the true saints of the church died. Dan Erlander was an ELCA pastor, theologian, campus pastor at PLU and Holden Village. He wrote countless books and pamphlets that are widely used. One of...
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