Here’s a call to worship I just wrote for the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year C, based on the Revised Common Lectionary reading of Psalm 148. We’ll use it next Sunday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa. Feel
Confession for Lent 2B
Here’s a confession I just wrote for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, Year B, based on the Revised Common Lectionary readings Mark 8:31-38, Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16, and Romans 4:13-25. We’ll use it this Sunday for the praise service at St. Peter
Preaching Study Notes on the Rich Fool, Luke 12:13-21
The following are some textual study notes I wrote for a preaching class on Luke 12:13-21, the Parable of the Rich Fool. This text occurs on the 11th Sunday after Pentecost in the Revised Common Lectionary. Go here to read
Pentecost Sermon: Waiting in the In-Between
Sermon for the Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2015. Preached at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, my internship congregation in Dubuque, Iowa. This week’s lectionary texts are John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15, Acts 2:1-21, and Romans 8:22-27. As you will be able to see in the video, I actually
Lectionary Thoughts for Proper A17 August 31, 3014
Whenever I’m preparing a sermon, I start by reading through the lectionary texts for the week and writing down my initial thoughts. This week, I’ve decided to try sharing them. I know I’ve found it helpful to read blogs from