searching for space, grounded in grace
PROCLAIMING Blest are they who in the Lord’s name announce the holy gospel, proclaiming the good news that our liberation comes. This is the last line, translated into English, of Guillermo Cuéllar’s Santo, Santo, Santo (part of his La Misa Popular Salvadoreña……
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on November 3, 2019. It’s based on Revelation 7:9-17 and Luke 6:20-31. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Revelation 7:9-17 9 After……
I’m writing today’s post as part of the Five Minute Friday online writing community. Learn more here: http://fiveminutefriday.com/linkup. This week’s writing prompt is INFLUENCE. I know, you never intended to be in this/world. / But you’re in it all……
This sermon was preached at Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa on December 25, 2018. It’s based on Isaiah 52:7-10; Titus 3:4-7 and John 1:1-14. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Isaiah 52:7-10 How……
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa, on September 16, 2018. It’s based on Mark 8:27-38. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Mark 8:27-38 27Jesus went on with his……
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa, on May 6, 2018. It’s based on John 15:9-17. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Our confirmation students tossed around the idea……
…Tara! Congratulations, Tara! I hope you enjoy your prize! We’re very high tech over here. I wrote the names on slips of paper, put them in a bowl, and had Logan pull one out. Thanks, Logan! And thanks to all……
I carried the weight of her
lament
until the trail invited my
full attention
and the gentle trees
illumined by brilliant sun
freed my hands to hold
joy
What hollowed you?
What emptied you from the inside out?
Who are you now? A spent self?
Can hope live in ashes?
Can joy grow from emptiness?
Can God raise the dead?
