Texts: Joel 1:8-10,17-20 + Psalm 18:6-19 + Romans 8:18-27 + Matthew 3:13—4:2 The congregation in which I grew up, St. John’s Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Iowa, used to take high school groups up to the Boundary Waters for weeklong canoe trips in the summer. We went through a Christian camping organization that provided the … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, September 25, 2011–Third Sunday in Season of Creation, Wilderness
Sermon: Sunday, September 18, 2011: Second Sunday in the Season of Creation
Texts: Genesis 3:14-19; 4:8-16 + Psalm 139:7-12 + Romans 5:12-17 + Matthew 12:38-40 One of my favorite musicals of all time is West Side Story. I watch the 1961 movie adaptation every couple of years, and each time I’m caught off guard by how a story that begins with so much hope and romance can … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, September 18, 2011: Second Sunday in the Season of Creation
Sermon: Sunday, September 11, 2011– First Sunday in Season of Creation, Forests
Texts: Genesis 2:4b-22 + Psalm 139:13-16 + Acts 17:22-28 + John 3:1-16 Preparing to preach on a morning like this one has been like trying to tell the trees from the forest. On a day like today there is so much going on, how do you narrow it down? How do you focus on one … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, September 11, 2011– First Sunday in Season of Creation, Forests
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