Woes and Blessings

Woes and Blessings

Today’s Sermon focus Woe to us who are disconnected from the realities of the world. One of the best songs of all time, imho, is Hotel California. I’m not even that much of an Eagles fan or necessarily a fan of 70’s rock. I love this song in part because it is...
Connecting Your Story

Connecting Your Story

Today’s Sermon focus Your story and reality is reflected in God’s story. It is a trustworthy guide! After I graduated seminary and made it through the candidacy process with the ELCA, I had written roughly a bajillion words about myself. I was so tired of...
Getting Beyond Ourselves

Getting Beyond Ourselves

Today’s Sermon focus Empathy is the path of love and getting beyond ourselves, not a sin. Recently, I was engaged in highly risky behavior. I was spending time online, ingesting people’s opinions on this, that, and the other thing. Dangerous, I know! It’s what...
Jesus’ Rules

Jesus’ Rules

Today’s Sermon focus Which rules are we playing by? God’s or ours? It makes all the difference. Nate and I have a long history of being very annoying board game players because we tend to not play by the rules. This drives serious board game players nuts....
God’s Goodness is Unlimited

God’s Goodness is Unlimited

Today’s Sermon focus At the wedding of Cana, all the good planning still comes up short. But when it comes to God, the goodness is unlimited. Lots of folks have great experiences at summer camps. People make life-long friends, learn lots of new things like...
What Baptism is About

What Baptism is About

Today’s Sermon focus Why should we be remembering our baptisms daily? There really is a good reason.It has to do with wolves… What would you say if I asked you to tell me about your baptism? Would you have an answer to that? What would you say if I asked...