Pentecost 5C Luke 8:26-39 The cover of this week’s bulletin makes me think of bar-b-q. In other parts of the country, bar-b-que might include a lot of different kinds of things cooked on a grill but in the south, bar-b-que primarily means PIG. Pulled, chopped, or sliced, vinegar or mustard based sauce or even sweet…
Pentecost 4C Luke 7:36-8:3 Lately, I’ve heard a lot of people say, “I’m spiritual but not religious.” This phrase makes me very uncomfortable. For a long time I could not figure out exactly what they meant. Did being “spiritual” make them “spiritualists”? That’s an old-fashioned phrase for people who engaged in the occult. But no,…
I love an untame lion He’s calling me to come My cold heart, how it hesitates I want to turn and run His power is dangerous His power is endless love—Michelle Tumes Believe it or not, those words are the lyrics to a song about our God. They are about the about the author’s love…
Easter 7C John 17:20-26 Once upon a time there was a small Lutheran congregation that had a bit of a problem. They could not decide if they should stand, sit or kneel during the prayers. Over time, this little problem had become a big disagreement and then a big fight. People spoke meanly and cruelly…
Easter 6C Revelation 21:10, 22:1-5 John 14:23-29 Today’s sermon is one with which I have truly struggled. I struggled because there are actually too many good things to choose from in the texts for today. What should I talk about? Should I talk about Lydia, Paul’s first European convert to Christianity and a wealthy woman…
Shepherdess Writes 