searching for space, grounded in grace
This sermon was preached at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa on October 16, 2022. It’s based on the assigned readings for this day: Genesis 32:22-31 The same night [Jacob] got up and took his two wives, his two maids,……
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……
Dear friends, What is troubling you this week? What is blessing you? Where do you see God in these things? My heart is with yours as you discern God at work in your life and in the life of the……
Psalm 59:16-17 But I will sing of your might; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been a fortress for me and a refuge on the day of my distress. O my strength,……
John 10:27-28 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. Do you hear the one who knows……
1 John 4:9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent God’s only Son into the world so that we might live through him. Much has been written about what has been revealed in this pandemic year…….
Isaiah 64:1-2 O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence—as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil—to make your name known to your adversaries, so that the nations……
Dear friends, I pray this message finds you well. You are loved. So loved. I pray that the peace of Christ would surround and fill you this day, providing comfort and assurance in the midst of life’s challenges. Today’s worship……
Dear friends, How are you? In some ways, this Holy Week has felt far more in tune with the events of that first Holy Week. I’m finding that our current situation invites us to immerse ourselves even more deeply into……
This sermon was preached at Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church and Aase Haugen Home, Decorah, Iowa on December 15, 2019. Those following the lectionary will note that it’s based on texts for the 4th Sunday of Advent: Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 and……
