Fear: Advent Day 16
Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil;for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me. I wasn’t walking through the darkest valley. I was driving on the darkest……
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Called: Advent Day 7
Isaiah 43:1 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. I’ve read……
Time: Advent Day 3
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……
Strength in the Storm
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……
Who Is This Jesus?
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa, on June 24, 2018. It’s based on Mark 4:35-41. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Mark 4:35-41 35When evening had come, Jesus said……
The Poetry of Holy Week
In honor of World Poetry Day, and in anticipation of Holy Week, I offer you this poem I wrote last year. I. Introduction It’s almost too much The depth of human experience In the course of just a few……
Free
A voice beckons beyond the ceaseless striving,
singing in the splashing falls and the lapping waves:
“I ground the brave trees that sprout from hard rock;
I steady you in the spaces you inhabit.
Is it fear, or pride, that makes you cling?
No need, my dear one.
Let go. You’re free.”