Through the Night
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……
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You Will Live
Dear friends, I pray this finds you well. My heart is with yours. And God is holding you close, holding you together. I woke up this morning from a vivid dream that speaks to my grief these days. You can……
Light: Advent Day 22
LIGHT Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will……
There Is Still A Vision
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on October 6, 2019. It’s based on Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 and 2 Timothy 1:1-14. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson/. Habakkuk……
In the Wake of Sorrow
This was the closing song during Good Friday worship at Glenwood Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa on April 19, 2019. The tune worked on me for several weeks before the text took shape, and it was a few days later that……
The Poetry of Holy Week
In honor of World Poetry Day, and in anticipation of Holy Week, I offer you this poem I wrote last year. I. Introduction It’s almost too much The depth of human experience In the course of just a few……