This week, continuing Year A’s string of exceptionally long Gospel readings, we hear from John 11:1-45, the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. The other text I preached on this week is Ezekiel 37:1-14, the vision of the
This weekend in worship, we dedicated 423 quilts, 50 school kits, and about 30 baby care kits. The kits and the majority of the quilts will go to Lutheran World Relief, and the rest of the quilts will benefit local ministry partners
Here is my sermon for St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa, for the First Sunday in Lent, Year A. Thank you to David Lose for his excellent reflection on how this passage about Jesus’ temptations is about identity. This
As I mentioned last week, Ash Wednesday is one of my favorite services of the year. In Greene, we do joint midweek Lenten worship services on Wednesday nights with the Presbyterian church and the Methodist/Brethren church. I had the privilege
This was a busy weekend at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa! We had a funeral on Saturday for Verle Steere, then our usual three weekend worship services for Transfiguration Sunday, followed by a talent show. The picture here