Sermon: Sunday, April 1, 2012: Palm Sunday

Texts: Isaiah 50:4-9a + Psalm 31:9-16 + Philippians 2:5-11 + Mark 11:15-18,12:13-17 So, who bought lottery tickets this week? I did. I never do, but on Wednesday or Thursday I got a text alert from CNN.com telling me that the Mega Million jackpot had hit $540 million dollars -- the largest payout in the history … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, April 1, 2012: Palm Sunday →

Sermon: Sunday, March 18, 2012: Fourth Sunday of Lent

Texts: Numbers 21:4-9 • Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 • Ephesians 2:1-10 • John 3:14-21 Panem et circences. That’s Latin for “bread and games,” though it’s usually translated “bread and circuses,” and it’s on my mind because this Friday the movie adaption of The Hunger Games comes out. If you don’t already know about The Hunger Games, let me catch you … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, March 18, 2012: Fourth Sunday of Lent →

Sermon: Sunday, March 4, 2012: Second Sunday in Lent

[Holding aloft a copy of the Pocket Edition of Luther’s Small Catechism] Was ist das? Dies ist ein geschenk. This is a present. It’s a gift from us to you. These little pocket editions of Luther’s Small Catechism have been floating around the church, in one form or another, for almost five hundred years now. … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, March 4, 2012: Second Sunday in Lent →