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 3C Acts 9:1-20 John 21:1-19 I will confess honestly but sheepishly that I am relieved Easter Sunday is well behind us. Don’t get me wrong here, I love Easter. I even love Lent! But all of the Lenten activities leading up to the big Festival of the Resurrection Sunday service, all the excitement Easter…
Easter Sunday From the beginning of humanity and from the fall of Adam, God sought to bridge the gap that lies between us and God. Through so many ways God has sought to bring us back to him. To bring us home. After Death came into the world, God promised us a conqueror of Death.…
Lent 5C John 12:1-8 What is the scent of love? Scents are some of the most mysterious and magical of our sensory experiences. Even the description of an aroma can trigger our imaginations and memories in ways that many other things cannot. In one of my current favorite novels, there are magical bottles filled with…
Sermon in part. This week’s sermon is a dialog with the congregation about psalm 63 and is only partially posted here for obvious reasons. Lent 3C Isaiah 55:1-9 Psalm 63:1-8 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 Oh say, poet, what you do? I praise. But what about the deadly and monstrous? How do you keep going,…
Shepherdess Writes 