Epiphany 2B 1Samuel 3:1-20 Psalm 139 John 1:43-51 This sermon is posted by request. I had not originally intended to post it for several reasons but I’ve had multiple requests to do so. There is a lectionary based comic strip on line that I follow called Agnus Day. It is created by the campus pastor of Valparaiso…
Baptism of Our Lord Year B, Mark 1:7-11 Imagine the scene from today’s Gospel reading. Way out in the middle of no where. Way out in the wilderness, there is a man, a crazy passionate man, dressed in rough clothing made out of animal hair and leather. A wild rough looking man who has been…
Name of Jesus, Luke 2:15-21, Galatians 4:4-7 And just like that, it was over. Yes, Christmas lasts 12 days in the church. We have Christmas all the way through January 6th when we commemorate the visit of the Magi to the Christ child. However, the reality of our celebration of Christmas in this day and…
As we approach the end of the year, I am, like many people, reflecting on 2011. It has been a year of great things—joy and sadness. Baptized a baby (and that’s always an extra big deal in a tiny congregation), graduated 6 campus ministry students and sent two of them off to seminary (Lutheran Theological…
John 1:1-14 In the beginning…that wonderful ‘once upon a time’ sounding phrase from God. Makes us think we are going to get to hear a great story! We hear ‘In the Beginning’ and we think of that primeval time when God created land and sea and sun and moon and stars—all the wonders of creation.…
Shepherdess Writes 