September 13, 2020 Matthew 18:21-35 “Why should I say I am sorry?” According to my mother, this was the response that I gave to her one time when I was younger and had just hit my older brother. I meant to do it because I was mad at him and therefore why should I apologize.… Continue reading God’s Forgiveness is Priceless
Tag: Forgiveness
Cultivating Forgiveness
March 31, 2019 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 You have probably heard this parable countless times over the years. I am sure there are just as many interpretations of this parable as there are preachers. Ok, that may be taking it a little far, but you get the point. Is this a story of greed, sloth, wastefulness,… Continue reading Cultivating Forgiveness
God’s Promise of Forgiveness
March 18, 2018 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Every Master of Divinity student in the ELCA is required to take CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education). Usually this occurs after your first year of seminary. During CPE you become a chaplain, usually in a hospital setting, and care for patients as they encounter various health related issues. I had the… Continue reading God’s Promise of Forgiveness
The Lord’s Prayer
March 26, 2017 John 9:1-41 Did you know that you were a priest? As we continue to look towards the 500th Commemoration of the of the Reformation, it is nice to have a reminder that each and every one of us is a priest within Christ’s church. This doctrine as Martin Luther presented it, is… Continue reading The Lord’s Prayer
Living in the Mystery
It has been quite a while since I read The Shack by Wm. Paul Young. I recall being touched by it when I first read it, and was kind of excited to find out that it was being made into a movie. I am not going to say that either the movie or the book is… Continue reading Living in the Mystery
Sinners in a Broken World
March 5, 2017 Matthew 4:1-11 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. When was the last time that you encountered the devil? When was the last time that you encountered evil? While Jesus is tempted in the wilderness by the devil, putting God to the test, we… Continue reading Sinners in a Broken World
Be Reconciled
February 12, 2017 Matthew 5:21-37 Grace and Peace to you from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. I don’t know about you, but if there was any other day that I really wanted to focus on another text, it would be today! Luckily, there are two other lessons that have been read,… Continue reading Be Reconciled
a mysterious way 