This weekend in worship, our theme question from our Seeking Lenten theme from A Sanctified Art is “Will you give me a drink?” We’ll look at two stories–one from the Old Testament narrative of the Israelites wandering in the wilderness, and one
Lent 2: How Do We Begin Again? | March 5, 2023 Sermon
On this second Sunday of Lent, we continue our Lenten series on “Seeking” by exploring the question, “How do we begin again?” We’re looking at two characters in the Bible who asked questions of their own, Abraham and Nicodemus. And
Ash Wednesday – Seeking a Fast that Matters | March 1, 2023 Sermon
Due to a snowstorm, we postponed our Ash Wednesday service this year by a week. Also, much of this sermon is a repeat of my 2017 Ash Wednesday sermon, when we did this same theme in Greene for midweek services.
Whose Voice Will You Listen To? | February 26, 2023 Sermon
On this first Sunday of Lent, we begin our theme Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith by looking at two stories of temptation. First, we hear the familiar Genesis story of Adam and Eve tempted by the serpent in the Garden
April 2022 Newsletter Column: Increasing God’s Love for You
Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for April, 2022. How to Increase God’s Love for You By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God sent his one and only Son into the