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Image is of quotations hanging in the Iowa State Capitol: Courageous confidence in the intelligence of the community is the sure sign of leadership and success (G.W. Curtis) and The ideal state – that in which an injury done to……
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3……
Romans 8:1-4 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3For God……
Psalm 119:49-50 49 Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. 50 This is my comfort in my distress, that your promise gives me life. …life lasts so briefly, like free theater in the park—glorious and……
You know it’s bad when you kill a philodendron. I mean, when I think philodendron, I think easiest-houseplant-in-the-universe-to-keep-alive. Right? This is the plant that can endure weeks of neglect and still bounce back pretty darn well. It’s why this spring,……
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa, on November 18, 2018. It’s based on Isaiah 58:6-12, Psalm 65, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 and Luke 17:11-19. These texts were chosen as part of our Thankoffering worship……
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa, on October 21, 2018. It’s based on Mark 10:35-45 and was deeply influenced by a powerful sermon President Louise Johnson of Wartburg Theological Seminary preached on this……
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa, on October 14, 2018. It’s based on Psalm 124 and Luke 8:22-25, and was offered as part of a special healing service to celebrate the commemoration day……
