Harassed and Helpless

Dear friends, It’s good to be back with you this week. I continue to pray for you. Whatever you’re experiencing this day, I pray you know you’re not alone. Here is this Sunday’s worship service in its entirety: If you’d……

Resistance

Dear friends, Our hearts are heavy on this Pentecost Sunday. There is so much to grieve in this broken, beautiful world. We pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit to empower us to embody God’s dream for all creation…….

Remember

This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on  February 2, 2020. It’s based on Micah 6:1-8 and Matthew 5:1-12. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson.   Micah 6:1-8 1Hear……

Real Fish

This sermon was preached at Glenwood Lutheran Church on January 26, 2020. It’s based on Matthew 4:12-23. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. I’m indebted to Pastor John Hagberg for his notes on this text and……

Singing through the Night

This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on January 12, 2020. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson/. In worship, we both celebrated the Baptism of Our Lord and marked……

Beer Money, Climate Change, and Good News for the Poor

This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on September 22, 2019. It’s based on Luke 16:1-13. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson.   Luke 16:1-13 1Then Jesus said to……

Justice: Advent Day 4

Image is of quotations hanging in the Iowa State Capitol: Courageous confidence in the intelligence of the community is the sure sign of leadership and success (G.W. Curtis) and  The ideal state – that in which an injury done to……

A Mother’s Love

This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa, on September 9, 2018. It’s based on Mark 7:24-37. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Mark 7:24-37 24Jesus set out and went……