Free Indeed
Dear friends, I give thanks to God for you. Know, this day, that you are loved beyond measure. Today’s worship service, in its entirety, may be viewed here: If you’re prefer to listen to only the gospel reading & sermon,……
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Fly Free
Dear friends, What was this past week like for you? If it felt especially hard–and for no particular reason–know you’re not alone. I’m holding you close to my heart today. And God is holding us all. Today’s worship service, in……
Release: Advent Day 16
Luke 4:18-19 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to……
Tenderly: Advent Day 8
*I feel compelled to offer a trigger warning here, as I’ll be writing about suicide and the guilt experienced by survivors.* Isaiah 40:1-2 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that……
Presence: Advent Day 2
Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. There are so many elements of Psalm 23 that resonate deeply with me. I can imagine lying……
You Are Free
Hello, friends. This week’s Reformation Sunday worship service, in its entirety, may be viewed here: If you’d prefer to listen to the gospel reading and sermon only, you may do so here: This week’s sermon is based on John 8:31-36…….
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……
Greater: Advent Day 13
GREATER I resist today’s word, because to use it seems to be asking for trouble. I could say, for example, that dark chocolate is greater than milk chocolate, and I probably wouldn’t offend too many people. Although, maybe more folks……
Baptize: Advent Day 7
BAPTIZE On September 9, 2007, I went to the font at Hoff Lutheran Church of Adams, North Dakota to baptize Keaton Rhyss Nalean-Carlson. This is a letter I wrote for him, but in it I hope you will hear God’s……
Confessing: Advent Day 4
CONFESSING Several years ago, on a winter walk, this tree called out to me: Our broken lives become a frame through which to view and appreciate God’s persistent grace. It’s curious to me that the same Greek word (ἐξομολογέω) can……