Provide: Advent Day 18
Isaiah 61:1-4 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and……
searching for space, grounded in grace
Isaiah 61:1-4 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and……
Job 21:34 How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood. –Job, responding to Zophar I’m sure I’ve never selected a passage from Job for these Advent devotions, but 2020 seems……
Psalm 38:9 O Lord, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you. What remains when the words run out? On a familiar trail, accompanied by setting sun, I kneel for a closer look at……
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on September 8, 2019. It’s based on Luke 14:25-33. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Luke 14:25-33 25Now large crowds were……