Out of the Dugout
Dear friends, I pray this finds you well. This is such a strange time, with some things starting to feel like summers past (baseball, for example, as you’ll hear about in the sermon) but always that awareness that things are……
Category: Sermons
Harassed and Helpless
Dear friends, It’s good to be back with you this week. I continue to pray for you. Whatever you’re experiencing this day, I pray you know you’re not alone. Here is this Sunday’s worship service in its entirety: If you’d……
Resistance
Dear friends, Our hearts are heavy on this Pentecost Sunday. There is so much to grieve in this broken, beautiful world. We pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit to empower us to embody God’s dream for all creation…….
You Are Not Alone
Dear friends, I give thanks to God for you. I’m so grateful to be walking this rocky road alongside all of you. A few housekeeping things: 1) I won’t be posting here next week, as the Northeastern Iowa Synod Office……
Love Is the Final Word
Dear friends, I pray this message finds you well. Here is today’s worship service: If you’d prefer to listen only to the sermon, you can listen here: https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson/love-is-the-final-word-a-sermon-for-the-5th-sunday-of-easter The sermon this week is based on John 14:1-14: [Jesus said to……
In the Breaking
Dear friends, I pray this message finds you well. I am so grateful to be walking this journey alongside all of you. Here is today’s worship service: Today’s sermon is based on Luke 24: 13-35: 13Now on that same day……
Fear AND Great Joy
God is faithful. In the midst of deepest night for this beloved world, God gives blessing. Alongside our weeping, joy sings out with strength and surrender: Easter is here. Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia! ……
Through the Night
Dear friends, How are you? In some ways, this Holy Week has felt far more in tune with the events of that first Holy Week. I’m finding that our current situation invites us to immerse ourselves even more deeply into……
The Slender Thread
Dear friends, I’ve never known such a surreal time. Sundays are especially difficult to grasp. Still, the Spirit of God is at work in powerful ways. As overwhelmed as I am at times by fear and loss, I am also……