Texts:  Isaiah 44:6-8  ;  Psalm 86:11-17  ;  Romans 8:12-25  ;  Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43   Has anyone here been to the Notebaert Nature Museum? I went about a year ago with my family. It’s down by the Lincoln Park Zoo, just north of Fullerton before you get to Lakeshore Drive. One part science museum, one part … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 20, 2008: Time After Pentecost, Lectionary 16 →

Texts: Isaiah 55:10-13  ;  Psalm 65:9-13  ;  Romans 8:1-11  ;  Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23   In the name Jesus – God word, God’s water and God’s seed. Amen. I was gone last week, as many of you know, having traveled to San Francisco for the biennial Lutherans Concerned assembly and then a couple days of vacation. … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 13, 2008: Time After Pentecost, Lectionary 15 →

Texts: Ezekiel 34:11-16  ;  1 Corinthians 3:16-23  ;  John 21:15-19   I don’t know if any of you caught wind of this in the news, but earlier this week the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life released a new report on the landscape of U.S. Religious Life. Of the many findings in the report, … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, June 29, 2008: Peter & Paul, Apostles →