I had the honor of speaking for the Memorial Day ceremonies this morning at Rose Hill Cemetery here in Greene. Here’s my speech, as well as the prayer I gave as part of the commemoration. Memorial Day Prayer Let us pray. Holy
Memorial Day Speech
Easter 7A Sermon: Witnessing
For this 7th Sunday of Easter on May 28, 2017, our worship texts are John 17:1-11 and Acts 1:6-14, the Ascension of Jesus. I came across the story of Pastor John Harper here, and found Bishop Mike Rinehart’s exploration of the
Religious Questions – May 21, 2017, Graduation Sermon
This weekend at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa, we celebrated the graduation of 5 seniors from our congregation. On this 6th Sunday of Easter in lectionary year A, our texts are Acts 17:22-31 and John 14:15-21, a continuation of
May 14, 2017 – Dwelling in Christ Sermon
For May 14, 2017, the fifth Sunday of Easter in lectionary year A, the Gospel reading is John 14:1-14. We also read Psalm 31:1-8. Although I don’t post funeral sermons online, I’ve preached four sermons on this John 14 text
Abundant Life in the Good Shepherd
This weekend in worship, we celebrated the end of Sunday School with the kids singing at Saturday service and a community meal. The texts for this fourth Sunday of Easter (“Good Shepherd Sunday”) in Year A are Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 23,