Sermon: Monday, April 15, 2013: Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries/Proclaim 2013 Retreat; Closing Eucharist

Texts: Ezekiel 1:1-25 + Psalm 121 + Acts 9:19b-31 When I was young, I was an altar boy. The congregation in which I grew up — St. John’s Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Iowa — is a large downtown congregation, with one of those impressive church buildings erected a century ago in a different era, … Continue reading Sermon: Monday, April 15, 2013: Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries/Proclaim 2013 Retreat; Closing Eucharist →

Sermon: Wednesday, December 19, 2012: “Fear Not! Advent Worship Nearing the Longest Night”

Texts: Isaiah 12:2-6 + Luke 1:5-25 + Luke 1:26-38 + Matthew 1:18-25 + Isaiah 43:1-7,15-21 What might you do if you weren’t afraid? Would you quit your job? Would you ask him out? Would you insist, “Stop. No more!” Would you tell the truth? Would you finally say, “I love you.” What might … Continue reading Sermon: Wednesday, December 19, 2012: “Fear Not! Advent Worship Nearing the Longest Night” →