Today (9/29) was St Michael and All Angels festival Sunday. I believe it is sometimes called Michaelmass. Instead of doing a full sermon manuscript for today I did a conversational sermon. Or at least I think that’s the best name for it. We had an open discussion about angels during the sermon period and…
Pentecost 18C Luke 16:1-13 Today’s text is one of those that pastors dread. That gospel lesson can leave us wondering: what is Jesus going on about? Is he actually praising the shady wheelers and dealers? Is he actually suggesting that we should look to people who are similar to this guy, like corporate embezzlers for…
Strictly speaking, this poem (written for a post in October of 2010) isn’t about the gospel text for tomorrow and, therefore, isn’t in the sermon. If I remember correctly, it is actually about the healing of ten lepers in Luke 17. However, the parables of the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son, two of which are in…
Pentecost 16C Sept 8 2013 Luke 14:25-33 In a cemetery in Hendersonville there stands a quite famous marker. It’s famous because of the writer Thomas Wolfe, although it is not his resting place the beautiful angel marks. Sometimes she’s called the Thomas Wolfe Angel or even the Look Homeward Angel because of her place in…
Originally, I had planned to post something about the recent election of the first woman as Bishop of the ELCA. I don’t know much about her, but I do know that I never thought I would see a woman elected as presiding bishop. Based on the number of times I’ve been rejected or told I…
Shepherdess Writes 