August 9, 2020 Matthew 14:22-33 Who among you has not tried bargaining with God? Or getting God to prove God’s true divinity? My guess is that at one point or another we have all done one or the other. We do not have to look too far in our own Lutheran tradition to have a… Continue reading In Good Hands
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A Patience for JEsus
July 26, 2020 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 I know that we have each found our own unique ways to respond to the current pandemic that we find ourselves. Many people have taken up crafts that had long been put outside. Others have been seeking their inner musical abilities. Personally, I have been more consistent in playing… Continue reading A Patience for JEsus
Jesus is with you
June 21, 2020 Matthew 10:24-39 If your first impression of this gospel lesson is similar to mine, you will find yourself asking, “What are you talking about Jesus?” This is a tough lesson this morning as we make our way from Pentecost into the lengthy days of summer. Many of us are exhausted from the… Continue reading Jesus is with you
In the neighborhood
June 14, 2020 Matthew 9:35-10:8 We are shaped by our experiences and what we choose to watch, to read, and who we socialize. Sometimes we have a choice in this and other times we do not. For example, I did not have a choice of the family I was born into or the town I… Continue reading In the neighborhood
In God we are one
May 24, 2020 Easter 7 John 17:1-11 As I have pondered this gospel lesson for the past week, the one concept that keeps floating to the top is around unity. This is a prayer that we are hearing from Jesus in the 17th chapter of John and the first verses are a prayer for himself.… Continue reading In God we are one
a mysterious way 