Home: Advent Day 15
Revelation 21:1-4 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down……
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Prepare: Advent Day 10
Image credit: https://www.amazon.com/OLIVER-Mortar-Pestle-Unpolished-Granite Luke 23:50-24:5 Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph, who, though a member of the council, 51had not agreed to their plan and action. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and……
Hope: Advent Day 8
Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. HOPE How is it you Open the door of……
Live: Advent Day 6
To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go,……
For the Brokenhearted
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on August 26, 2018. It’s based on Psalm 34:15-22. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Psalm: Psalm 34:15-22 15The eyes of the……
Are You Looking for Jesus?
This Easter Sunday sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on April 1, 2018. It’s based on John 20:1-18. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Are you looking for Jesus……
Portage Pace
Smooth sailing retreats to a distant memory,
and you trade weightlessness for ache
Ache that forges a round trip loop
from your heart
to your feet
with each pounding beat.
There’s no shortcut through grief,
nor mile markers to note progress
Only this narrow, winding trail…
…where the breeze still finds your face
…and the pine needles cushion your way
…and the trees (messengers of grace)
guard your heart until you reach
flowing waters once more.