Texts:  Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 and Psalm 149  •   Ephesians 1:11-23  •   Luke 6:20-31   In the church’s calendar the month of November occupies a sort of middle ground between the long season that we simply call “Time after Pentecost” or “ordinary time” and the festival seasons of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. Time after Pentecost is … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, November 7, 2010: All Saints Sunday →

Texts:  Jeremiah 31:31-34  ;  Psalm 46  ;  Romans 3:19-28  ;  John 8:31-36   Last Sunday afternoon I was copied on an email that my Aunt Carol sent to her son, her siblings (four sisters and one younger brother, who happens to be my dad), and me. From the moment I read her email, and the … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, October 31, 2010: Reformation Sunday →

Texts:   Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22 and Psalm 84:1-7  •   2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18  •   Luke 18:9-14   This may come as a shock to many of you, but, even though I grew up in Iowa – I really know next to nothing about farm life. No, you know that, though there were kids in college who … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, October 24, 2010: Lectionary 30 →