Hear: Advent Day 9
HEAR Psalm 61:1-4 1 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth I call to you, when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I; 3 for you……
Author: Stacey Nalean-Carlson
Tell: Advent Day 8
TELL Today’s word is sending me in all sorts of directions: show and tell, telling time, time will tell, telltale signs, tell the truth. I’m remembering a painful conversation. Just tell me, I said, when the silence grew unbearable. And……
Here Is Your God
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on December 8, 2019. Those following the lectionary will notice that it’s based on the Advent 3A texts: Isaiah 35:1-10 and Matthew 11:2-11. If you’d prefer to……
Baptize: Advent Day 7
BAPTIZE On September 9, 2007, I went to the font at Hoff Lutheran Church of Adams, North Dakota to baptize Keaton Rhyss Nalean-Carlson. This is a letter I wrote for him, but in it I hope you will hear God’s……
Powerful: Advent Day 6
POWERFUL Is the book of Judith in your Bible? Not all traditions consider it part of the canon, so you may or may not find it in your Bible when you go to look for it. If it’s not there,……
Worthy: Advent Day 5
WORTHY I can’t enter into this Advent season without carrying memories of singing The Messiah at Luther College under the spirited direction of Weston Noble. Valders 117 was transformed from a lecture hall into a choir rehearsal space. All were……
Confessing: Advent Day 4
CONFESSING Several years ago, on a winter walk, this tree called out to me: Our broken lives become a frame through which to view and appreciate God’s persistent grace. It’s curious to me that the same Greek word (ἐξομολογέω) can……
Prepare: Advent Day 3
PREPARE You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Psalm 23:5 We’re three days into Advent. Are you feeling the pressure of Christmas preparations? I hope not…….
Proclaiming: Advent Day 2
PROCLAIMING Blest are they who in the Lord’s name announce the holy gospel, proclaiming the good news that our liberation comes. This is the last line, translated into English, of Guillermo Cuéllar’s Santo, Santo, Santo (part of his La Misa Popular Salvadoreña……
Awake: Advent Day 1
This is the first of what will be a series of daily posts for the season of Advent. The theme each day will be based on the 2019 Advent Photo-a-Day Challenge by Rethink Church. Learn more at http://www.rethinkchurch.org. I encourage……