Texts: Lamentations 3:23-33  •  Psalm 30  •  2 Corinthians 8:7-15  •  Mark 5:21-43   About a week and a half ago I dropped by the AT&T store on Fullerton near Clybourne to pick up a Bluetooth hands-free set after being warned by a police officer to stop talking on the phone while driving. I went … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, June 28, 2009: 4th Sunday after Pentecost →

Texts: Job 38:1-11  •  Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32  •  2 Corinthians 6:1-13  •  Mark 4:35-41   Q: Who can tell us how the date for Easter is determined each year? A: Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. Why does this matter to us today? Oh, it doesn’t matter … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, June 21, 2009: 3rd Sunday after Pentecost →

Texts: Ezekiel 17:22-24  •  Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15  •  2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17  •  Mark 4:26-34 By the saving power of Jesus. Amen. I was sitting in the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport yesterday afternoon with a group of Lutherans discussing Battlestar Gallactica, Harry Potter, and the new Terminator Salvation and somehow, of course, we began talking theology. … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, June 14, 2009: 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6) →