Wild Things In the Wilderness

Lent Wednesday March 21  Numbers 21:4-9   Romans 8:38-39 Where the Wild Things Are   The text we heard from the Old Testament always reminds me of Where the Wild Things Are by Maruice Sendak. It is the story of a young boy named Max, his journey in the wilderness and his defeat of the wild things. The…

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Snake on a Stick

Lent 4B Numbers 21:4-9, John 3:14-21   In honor of St Patrick ’s Day I’ve seen lots of green, heard some wonderful Irish music and even a touch of Irish language. I saw a really cute cartoon with St Patrick in the driver’s seat of a car that was just crammed full of snakes. Each…

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WWGD?

Lenten Wednesday Service WWGD       What would Gibbs Do? I don’t know how many of you are familiar with the show NCIS, but it is one of my favorites. It’s a fictional drama about Naval Criminal Investigation Services and one of the primary characters is Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Gibbs is sort of a cross between an…

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Marked

Lent Wednesday week 1 Isaiah 44:1-5, Mark 1:9-15 There is a Lutheran pastor in Denver, CO with a unique ministry. The worshiping community is called House for All, Sinners and Saints. Pastor Nadia is a very unique person herself for several reasons not the least of which are her long, slender arms covered in tattoos.…

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We Are A Team

Epiphany 4B   1 Corinthians 8:1-13 I heard a story once about a group of missionaries living in Africa who had decided to set up a game of croquet in their front yard. Several of their neighbors who were people of the local tribes were very interested in the game and wanted to learn to play.…

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