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This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on March 1, 2020. It’s based on Matthew 4:1-11. If you’d prefer to listen to it, find it at https://soundcloud.com/stacey-nalean-carlson. Matthew 4:1-11 1Jesus was led up……
GREATER I resist today’s word, because to use it seems to be asking for trouble. I could say, for example, that dark chocolate is greater than milk chocolate, and I probably wouldn’t offend too many people. Although, maybe more folks……
TELL Today’s word is sending me in all sorts of directions: show and tell, telling time, time will tell, telltale signs, tell the truth. I’m remembering a painful conversation. Just tell me, I said, when the silence grew unbearable. And……
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on December 1, 2019. For those following the lectionary, you’ll notice this sermon is actually based on the Advent 2 texts: Isaiah 11:1-10 and Matthew 3:1-12. If……
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. –Psalm 51:10 It all started with a file I couldn’t find. Then, somewhere along the way, it became a spiritual exercise. Usually, though……
