When this parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus last came up in the lectionary three years ago, I was all set to preach on it, and then the town of Greene flooded, so I had to rewrite my entire
October 2019 Newsletter: Reformation Stewardship
Church newsletter pastoral column forĀ St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for October, 2019. Reformation Stewardship For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from
An Uncomfortable Parable About Money, Motivations, and God – September 15, 2019 Sermon
This weekend at St. Peter was Country Time, our big fall festival turkey dinner. Between carry-outs, deliveries, and dine-in, we served 790 meals in about two hours! Lots of people working together is great to see. For a variety of
Sermon for November 11, 2018 – Two Cents on Stewardship
Here at St. Peter, we’reĀ gearing up for Consecration Sunday next weekend. We’ll have a guest preacher from the synod talking about stewardship, followed by a Celebration Lunch for the whole congregation. In preparation for that, here’s my best Lutheran stewardship
Sermon: Stewarding a Dollar – November 19, 2017
This week’s sermon uses an illustration of handing out a dollar that I got from this 2010 post by David Lose over a year ago, but during the week when I intended to use it, the town flooded, and I