Texts:  Acts 1:1-11  •  Psalm 47  •  Ephesians 1:15-23  •  Luke 24:44-53 It’s a summer of superheroes. Kerry and I have already seen Thor and X-Men: First Class, and the previews running before each have whetted our appetite for more. Yet upcoming are Green Lantern and Captain America: The First Avenger. The stuff of legends … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, June 5, 2011: Ascension of Our Lord (transferred) →

Texts:  Acts 7:55-60  •  Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16  •  1 Peter 2:2-10  •  John 14:1-14 I want to read you a bit of statement written by Meggen Saka, a Lutheran lay person here in the Metro Chicago Synod and former Chicago Public Schools teacher. She prepared these comments for use at the annual synod assembly coming … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, May 22, 2011: Fifth Sunday of Easter →

Texts:   Acts 2:42-47  •   Psalm 23  •   1 Peter 2:19-25  •   John 10:1-10 On a lot near our home, Kerry and I have been watching builders put up a new house over the last year or so. It’s fascinating to see a plot of land go from green grass to a hole in the ground … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, May 15, 2011: Fourth Sunday of Easter →