Sermon: Sunday, March 4, 2012: Second Sunday in Lent

[Holding aloft a copy of the Pocket Edition of Luther’s Small Catechism] Was ist das? Dies ist ein geschenk. This is a present. It’s a gift from us to you. These little pocket editions of Luther’s Small Catechism have been floating around the church, in one form or another, for almost five hundred years now. … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, March 4, 2012: Second Sunday in Lent →

Sermon: Wednesday, February 22, 2012: Ash Wednesday

Texts: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 + Psalm 51:1-17 • 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 • Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 A week ago tonight my third godchild was born. Kai Gajilan Fowler, born on Wednesday, February 15th at 6:09pm. In her short week on earth, she is already the subject of hundreds of photographs, and each one convinces me that she … Continue reading Sermon: Wednesday, February 22, 2012: Ash Wednesday →