Let the Grumbling Cease

This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on March 31, 2019. It’s based on 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 and Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson.   2……

Avoiding Bears and Bearing Fruit

This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on March 24, 2019. It’s based on Isaiah 55:1-9; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; and Luke 13:1-9. If you’d prefer to listen to it (my recommendation this time!), find……

Waiting

This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on March 17, 2019. It’s based on Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; and Luke 13:31-35. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at……

Dear Mike

My brother, Mike, died at age 18 of a self-inflicted wound. Today is his birthday. He would have been 40.   Dear Mike, Another year. Another birthday without you here. When we left worship last night, the sunset greeted us……

Deep in the Wilderness

With worship being canceled due to winter weather, this sermon was recorded in my living room on Sunday, March 10, 2019. As a result, if you choose to listen to it (at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson ) you’ll hear my cell phone alerting……

Oreos Can’t Cut It

This sermon was preached at Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa on Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019. It’s based on Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 and Psalm 51:1-4, 9-17. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson.   Joel……

Who Can Understand the Human Heart?

This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on March 3, 2019. It’s based on Jeremiah 17:5-10 and Luke 9:28-36. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson/.   Jeremiah 17:5-10 5Thus……

Carry Me

Happy Birthday, dear blog! I launched this blog a year ago, with equal parts excitement and fear. It takes courage to put yourself out there. I remember hitting publish on my first post and immediately regretting it. What had I……

Welcome, Weary Pilgrim

Listen to this song at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. This was the week that winter got the best of me. Nothing seemed to be working. Nothing felt right. I reached out to a new friend, lamenting to her that what I most want……

Responding to God’s Glory

This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on February 10, 2019. It’s based on Isaiah 6:1-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; and Luke 5:1-11. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson.  ……