Sermons

Romans 10. 5-15Jesus doesn’t invite us to believe.Jesus speaks us to believe. Most of us have seen the painting at one time or another. Hanging on a wall at home. On a wall at the church. Christ at Heart’s Door…
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Romans 9. 1-5The church is created, chosen, and called to lovejust like Jesus. Sometimes, it’s an awkward thing … being a pastor of the E.L.C.A. Being a pastor in this particular denomination … talking about racism. At the beginning of…
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Romans 8. 26-39We were made for each other! Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? You may recognize that as the title of a book from back in the early Eighties. It was written by a conservative rabbi. Harold…
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Reflecting on the JourneyThe church is called to love not some, but all. It’s hard to believe it’s been forty-three years! Forty-three years – today – since the last big flood hit my hometown! A foot of rain in ten…
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Romans 8. 1-11The reason for faith isn’t heaven or hell, but love! Him the Almighty PowerHurld headlong flaming from th’ Ethereal SkieWith hideous ruine and combustion downTo bottomless perdition, there to dwellIn Adamantine Chains and penal Fire,Who durst defie th’…
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Romans 6. 12-23We aren’t “saved” because we always do what’s right and never do anything wrong … We’re saved because god loves us! It was 1960 and I was in kindergarten. It was, also, the year I made my television…
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Romans 6. 12-23It’s not the confessing that changes lives; it’s the loving! Way back in the good old days – about three or four months ago, now – we’d begin each Sunday morning together, pretty much the way we did,…
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Reflecting on the JourneyFaith isn’t just knowing the commandments;it’s believing in life! Friday posts, here on Facebook, have become a sorta tradition for me, lately. I spend the week looking for a quote. One that catches my attention. That piques…
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Romans 5. 1-8Who we are and what we become is a gift from god! Each week, the rhythm, the routine, is pretty much the same. Sunday morning, I get up and make sure everything’s ready for worship. Dot all the…
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2 Corinthians 13. 11-13It’s all about the grace, the love, the community! Tuesday morning, when I woke up, I felt like I’d been run over by a truck! By a very, very large truck! Or maybe an avalanche! Or tsunami!…
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