Blessed Are We

This sermon for Holy Trinity Sunday was inspired by a beautiful blessing in Good Enough: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection by Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie and draws on the following lectionary texts for this day:   Proverbs 8:1-4,……

Relocation

Dear friends, I am so grateful for the gift of life in community. Or, drawing on today’s gospel reading, I am so grateful for the gift of life on the vine. I give thanks to God for you! Today’s worship……

Enliven Us

Dear friends, I pray this finds you well. I apologize for the delay this week. Here is Sunday’s worship service in its entirety. We are now singing three pieces of Ben Splichal Larson’s liturgy, “Behold, I Make All Things New.”……

Freed from Fear

This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on June 23, 2019. It’s based on Luke 8:26-39. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson.   Luke 8:26-39 26Then [Jesus and his……

Righteousness: Advent Day 5

Psalm 36:5-9 Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments are like the great deep; you save humans and animals alike, O Lord. How precious is your……

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……