Relocation

Dear friends, I am so grateful for the gift of life in community. Or, drawing on today’s gospel reading, I am so grateful for the gift of life on the vine. I give thanks to God for you! Today’s worship……

A Christmas Morning Message

Dear friends, This is the sermon I preached on Christmas morning 2017. I offer it again today, along with video recorded in the sanctuary at Glenwood. Many thanks to my sister, Jill Powers, for the piano accompaniment. If you’d like……

Forever: Advent Day 25 (Christmas Day)

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……

How Great Is Your God?

This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on October 13, 2019. It’s based on Psalm 111. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. ***Special thanks to all those who organized……

Lament

I’ve been spending time recently in the psalms of lament. What a gift: the assurance that we’re not alone in our doubts and fears; the permission to express even our anger toward God; words to pray, and to sing, when……

Formed for Praise

This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on April 7, 2019. It’s based on Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; and John 12:1-8. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson.   Isaiah……

Delight: Advent Day 12

Psalm 36:7-9 How precious is your steadfast love, O God!     All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8 They feast on the abundance of your house,     and you give them drink from the river of your delights…….