Sunday, March 23, 2025, Lent 3 – Isaiah 55:1-9, Psalm 63:1-8, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Luke 13:1-9 Every religion, Christianity included, has a mystical tradition that speaks of those who have had direct encounters with God. We already know many from the Bible, including Moses meeting the burning bush, Jacob’s vision of the ladder and its […]
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 – Romans 15:1-6 Because we\’ve been partnering with Trinity Lutheran Church for our Lenten worship services, I\’ve not been preaching each week. But I did preach on March 19, and below is that message. We’re focusing during this Lenten season on “Holy Habits” or spiritual practices. This week’s topic is scripture
Sunday, March 16, 2025 – Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18, Psalm 27, Philippians 3:17—4:1, Luke 13:31-35 There’s a story motif that appears in many different cultures and historical periods throughout the world that mythologist Joseph Campbell called “the hero’s journey.” It’s a pattern that has become familiar to us through books or movies like Star Wars and
Sunday, March 9, 2025 (Lent 1) – Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16, Romans 10:8b-13, Luke 4:1-13 Since I began serving Redeemer as interim minister in October of 2023, my approach to preaching has been a week-by-week endeavor. It’s pretty much all I could do to just keep juggling all the plates that I had in
Sunday, March 2, 2025 (Transfiguration Sunday) – Exodus 34:29-35, Psalm 99, 2 Corinthians 3:12—4:2, Luke 9:28-36 [37-43a] In 1999, I had the privilege of witnessing the birth of my niece, Anna Rachel. When Anna’s mother LeAnne went into labor, she invited me to be in the delivery room alongside her and my brother, Jeff. When
