searching for space, grounded in grace
*I feel compelled to offer a trigger warning here, as I’ll be writing about suicide and the guilt experienced by survivors.* Isaiah 40:1-2 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that……
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……
My brother, Mike, died at age 18 of a self-inflicted wound. Today is his birthday. He would have been 40. Dear Mike, Another year. Another birthday without you here. When we left worship last night, the sunset greeted us……
Today I’ll finally take down the last of the winter decorations, the antique sled by the front door and the evergreen garland trimming the garage. They could have come down weeks ago, I suppose, along with the Christmas tree, and……
