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A sermon for the 7th Sunday of Easter First Reading: Acts 1:6-14 6When [the apostles] had come together, they asked [Jesus], “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7He replied, “It is not for……
Dear friends, It is a strange thing–after 18 years of parish ministry–to not be leading a community through Holy Week this year. I did, however, have the opportunity to preach during chapel at Wartburg Seminary yesterday. I offered what was……
Dear friends, Sometimes it helps to get outside and play in the snow. That’s my takeaway from this past week…and my prayer for you. May you have time for play in the midst of challenging days. May you have opportunities……
God is faithful. In the midst of deepest night for this beloved world, God gives blessing. Alongside our weeping, joy sings out with strength and surrender: Easter is here. Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia! ……
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on January 5, 2020. It’s based on two of the assigned readings for the Day of Epiphany: Ephesians 3:1-12 and Matthew 2:1-12. If you’d prefer to listen……
This sermon was preached at Glenwood Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa on December 25, 2019. It’s based on John 1:1-14. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. John 1:1-14 1In the beginning was the Word, and……
JOY Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns! Let all their songs employ, while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat the sounding joy (Joy to the World by Isaac……
NAME Throwback Thursday worked so well last week that I’ve decided to do it again! When I saw that the word for today was name, I immediately thought of a piece I wrote two years ago. You’ll have to read……
SPIRIT Two years ago on Christmas Eve, Logan (age 7 at the time) gave me the card pictured above. No wonder Jesus admonished his disciples to become like little children. At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked,……
BLESSED May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth. –Psalm 115:15 May you be blessed by the laughter and by the tears. May you be blessed by the courage and by the fear. May you be blessed……
