“Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle.” (John 2:15) In today’s sermon for the third Sunday in Lent, I look at what made Jesus so angry in
March 7, 2021 Sermon: Holy Anger
February 28, 2021 Sermon: Take Up Your Cross
In today’s Gospel lesson from Mark 8:27-38, Jesus warns his disciples that there is a cost to following him. What does it mean to take up your cross and follow? And what kind of a Messiah is this Jesus, anyway?
February 21, 2021 Sermon: Wilderness Temptation
For 40 days in the wilderness, Jesus resisted temptation on the strength of his baptism. Where do you find the strength to persevere in the wilderness? Here’s my sermon for the first Sunday in Lent on Mark 1:9-15 looking at baptismal
Ash Wednesday 2021: Our Father in Heaven
This year for our ecumenical midweek Lenten worship series, we are focusing on the Lord’s Prayer, looking at one or two lines per week, influenced by the devotional book The Lord’s Prayer for Lent, by Vern Gundermann (available for Kindle on
February 14, 2021 Sermon – Transfiguration and Change
It’s Transfiguration Sunday! Through stories about Elijah and Elisha and Jesus’ transfiguration, we’re looking at the grief and loss that inevitably go with change. Thank you to Pastor Gretchen Mertes from Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Seattle for permission to