Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for December, 2019. Advent Waiting For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will
This week’s sermon is on one of the strangest stories in the Bible: Jacob’s wrestling match with God in Genesis 32:22-31. For a message on the Gospel text from Luke 18:1-8, see my sermon from three years ago. Helpful reflections for this
Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for November, 2019. Death Has Been Conquered! When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled:
Today we had the joy of celebrating the baptism of Gabriel Spratt at the 11:00 service. My sermon this weekend focuses on the book of Habakkuk, specifically Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:2-4. I’ve learned a lot about Habakkuk this week, particularly from
When this parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus last came up in the lectionary three years ago, I was all set to preach on it, and then the town of Greene flooded, so I had to rewrite my entire