Pentecost 11A Jeremiah 15:15-21, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 16:21-28 Confession: I do not like a single one of the texts for this week. Not one. Jeremiah is whining on, as he does through pretty much his entire book. The text from Romans makes Paul sound like a father with a list of advice for his kids…
Pentecost 10A August 21 2011 Matthew 16:13-20 Who do you say I am? Simple enough question, right? But sometimes not so simple either. The simple answer is: you are what’s-his-name. But if someone asks you this questions, that isn’t really what they are asking. Who do you say I am can easily be: who am…
Each year on the Sunday closest to August 15th I plan to preach a sermon that talks about Mary, the mother of Jesus. Now, that may seem just fine to some and strange to others. Most Lutherans have never concerned themselves very much with Mary, just like most of Protestant Christianity. I will admit that…
Pentecost 4A Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 So, how many of you have your tickets for the midnight showing of Harry Potter next week? I’ve been waiting for quite a while for this movie, not just because it is the final one in the series but because now I can read the books. To me, movies are…
Sermon for Pentecost 2A July 3, 2011 Zechariah 9:9-12, Psalm 145, Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Several years ago I assisted with a large scale church production which could have rivaled that of Hollywood but was modestly called Vacation Bible School. In this VBS, it was my job to help portray several bible stories with little skits…
Shepherdess Writes 