And the Winner Is…
…Tara! Congratulations, Tara! I hope you enjoy your prize! We’re very high tech over here. I wrote the names on slips of paper, put them in a bowl, and had Logan pull one out. Thanks, Logan! And thanks to all……
Author: Stacey Nalean-Carlson
Life on the Vine
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa, on April 29, 2018. It’s based on John 15:1-8, Acts 8:26-40, and 1 John 4:7-21. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Last……
You Must Be Present to Win: A Celebration of National Poetry Month
Earlier this month, I read a beautiful essay by Scott Edward Anderson on Poetry as Practice: How Paying Attention Helps Us Improve Our Writing in the Age of Distraction. I commend the entire essay to you. Here’s the link: https://www.cleavermagazine.com…….
In Our Own Way
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa, on April 22, 2018. It’s based on Acts 3:1-4:12. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. As part of our Northern Lights concert……
Motivating Memories
I’m starting my birthday right, watching the Boston Marathon and remembering my own marathon experience two years ago. To celebrate/deny my 40th birthday, I ran the Carmel (Indiana) Marathon on April 16, 2016. It was my first; I’m confident it……
You Are Witnesses
This sermon was preached at Glenwood Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa, on April 15, 2018. It’s based on Luke 24:36b-48. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Have you anything here to eat? This ranks right up……
Spring Cleaning
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. –Psalm 51:10 It all started with a file I couldn’t find. Then, somewhere along the way, it became a spiritual exercise. Usually, though……
Are You Looking for Jesus?
This Easter Sunday sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on April 1, 2018. It’s based on John 20:1-18. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Are you looking for Jesus……
Love’s Light
This sermon was preached at Glenwood & Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa, on March 25, 2018. It’s based on John 12:12-19, 31-37, 44-50 and Isaiah 50:4-9a. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Three months……