Faith Explorations
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...
Peace ala Lucy Isn’t Peace
Today's Sermon focus Peace Ala Lucy I loved the Peanuts when I was a kid. Who didn’t love the Christmas special, when the kids were getting their Christmas play ready and Charlie Brown’s worry about the over-commercialization of Christmas. Now Lucy and Linus...
Radical Faith of Freckles
Today's Sermon focus The Radical Faith of Freckles My husband, Nate, and I have three dogs. You may have met Nikko, who is in Wenatchee with me and Nate has the other two, Freckles and Clay. Nikko is our old man who we rescued 2 years ago when he was 11 years old and...
Prayer Practice is Knocking and Receiving
Today's Sermon focus Jesus' Prayer Practice TeachingA while ago, I saw this cute little video online of this kid who was so upset, crying for help. He was in a shallow pool that was only up to the knees of the adults around him. It was a very safe situation, but this...
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