Texts:   Numbers 11:24-30  •   Psalm 104:24-34, 35b  •   Acts 2:1-21  •   John 20:19-23 One of the best things about the festival of Pentecost, from my point of view, is that so far it seems to have remained completely the church’s. You don’t run across candy flames being marketed to children, you don’t hear of 3-day … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, June 12, 2011: Day of Pentecost →

This homily was preached at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Logan Square for the opening worship service for the Annual General Meeting of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility in Chicago, Illinois March 6 – March 10, 2011. Texts: Leviticus 9:1-11, 22-24   +   1 Peter 4:1-6 Friends, welcome once again to St. Luke’s, and for … Continue reading Homily: Monday, June 6, 2011: Evening Prayer →

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) →