Delivered at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco, CA on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at “Rivers in the Desert” – the gala celebration of the 20th anniversary of the first extraordinary ordinations of openly LGBT persons in the Lutheran church in 1990. “Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. … Continue reading Message: Where the Wild Things Are…
Sermon: Sunday, February 7, 2010: Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Texts: Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13) • Psalm 138 • 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 • Luke 5:1-11 Seven or eight years ago, my dad and I went hiking for a week in Pennsylvania on a section of the Appalachian Trail. I had just moved to New Jersey for a year-long internship at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, February 7, 2010: Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Message: A Scout is reverent…
The Boy Scouts of America have designated the Sunday preceding February 8 (Scouting Anniversary Day) as Scout Sunday. It’s a chance to celebrate the work of these young men and their adult mentors in the life of our congregation and neighborhood. This year the packet of materials associated with Scout Sunday included the following line … Continue reading Message: A Scout is reverent…
By Proclamation 