Pentecost 11B John 6:35, 41-51 What is in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? Actually, there is a whole lot in a name. Names are powerful things. They are a part of our identity—a piece of who we are. We are given our names by our families, nicknames by…
Pentecost 9B August 5 2012 Exodus 16:2-4,9-15 John 6:24-35 Which is better? Slavery and rich foods or freedom and bread? Is it better to bow down to a master and have our physical needs cared for or to live in freedom and rely upon God alone for our needs? I had a friend once, named…
Pentecost 9B John 6:1-21 What an amazing site to behold in our Gospel lesson! More of that amazing, miracle working Jesus! Feeding countless people with what amounts to little more than a single Lean Cuisine Dinner. But what a feast! What a banquet! And talk about the cup running over! There were enough leftovers from…
Holy Trinity Sunday Year B This sermon is for June 3 2012. It will be preached by a member of the congregation in my absence while I attend the NC Synod Assembly Today is Trinity Sunday —a festival Sunday on which we celebrate our God—the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. And it is…
Pentecost Year B Ezekiel 37:1-14 Acts 2:1-21 John 15:26-27; 16:4-15 The Valley of the Dry Bones. Valley of the Dead. Remember that children’s song? Them bones them bones them dry bones this must be the workin of the Lord. Ezekiel, the prophet who inspired that children’s song, was sent by God to the people of…
Shepherdess Writes 