Look Up and Live

This sermon was preached at Glenwood & Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa, on March 11, 2018. It’s based on John 3:14-21, Psalm 107, and Numbers 21:4-9. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson/. For God……

Melting

Melting is messy. I forget this, in my desperation for winter to release its icy grip on the land and on my heart. Melting is messy. In the last few days, our gravel road has become adversarial. Softened and saturated,……