searching for space, grounded in grace
Listen to this song at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. This was the week that winter got the best of me. Nothing seemed to be working. Nothing felt right. I reached out to a new friend, lamenting to her that what I most want……
This sermon was preached at Glenwood Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa on January 27, 2019. It’s based on John 2:1-11. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson/. John 2:1-11 On the third day there was a wedding……
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on January 13, 2019. It’s based on Isaiah 43:1-3a, 5-7 and Luke 3:15-22. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Isaiah 43:1-3a,……
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……
Zephaniah 3:14-20 14 Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! 15 The Lord has taken away the judgements against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is……
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. —Martin Luther King, Jr. 1 Corinthians 15:55-58 55 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where,……
Ephesians 4:29-5:2 29Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. 30And do not grieve the Holy……
Isaiah 43:1 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. I’ve read……
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 July 29, 2018. It’s based on 2 Kings 4:42-44; Ephesians 3:14-21; and John 6:1-21. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. 2……
