This is my third sermon from my year long pastoral internship at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dubuque, Iowa. This is for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 22. The texts this week are Isaiah 80:1-7, Philippians 3:4-14, and Matthew 21:33-46. Psalm
Sermon – Genuine Love – Romans 12 and Matthew 14
This is my second sermon from my year long pastoral internship at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dubuque, Iowa. This service included the baptism of Noah Johnson, the son of two fellow Wartburg Seminary students who themselves recently returned from
Welcoming – Newsletter Column for September 2014
My September column for The Bellringer, the monthly newsletter at my internship congregation (St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dubuque, Iowa). Enjoy! Welcoming Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. – Romans 12:13 I’ve been thinking a lot about
Beginnings – Newsletter Column for August 2014
My first column for the Bellringer, the monthly newsletter at my internship congregation (St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dubuque, Iowa). Enjoy! Beginnings Over the last few years, my wife Christin and I have experienced many new beginnings. In May, 2012, we
Sermon – Feeding the 5000 – Matthew 14
A few weeks ago, I started my year as the pastoral intern at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dubuque, Iowa. This week, I had the privilege of preaching for the first time in my new position. This week’s sermon texts were Isaiah