My sermon post this week is a bit different then usual. Instead of preaching from a manuscript, as I have for every other sermon I’ve ever preached, I preached from a (very detailed) outline. That meant that what I actually
My March, 2015, column for The Bellringer, my internship congregation’s monthly newsletter. Enjoy! Membership Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. – 1 Corinthians 12:27 Part of my role as pastoral intern here at St. Peter involves
Ash Wednesday sermon for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Dubuque, Iowa, preached February 18, 2015. The texts we read today are Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; and Matthew 6:1-8, 16-21. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our
Like many churches in the Dubuque area, St. Peter cancelled worship services today due to weather. Fortunately, I did get to preach yesterday at our Saturday afternoon service, so at least there were a few people who got to hear this sermon. Anyway, here’s
My February, 2015, column for The Bellringer, the monthly newsletter of my internship congregation (St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dubuque, Iowa). Enjoy! Worship is an Action In Sunday School class last week, the confirmation students and I spent some time exploring what’s involved in worship.