This week, we hear an uncomfortable story from Mark 10 where Jesus tells a rich man to sell all his possessions, give the money to the poor, and follow him. Shocked, the man goes away grieving, “for he had many
What are we, that God should be mindful of us? What a great paradox of faith that we are cosmically insignificant, yet we have been claimed as children of God. A sermon for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost on Hebrews
Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for October, 2021. Generosity Begins with Gratitude “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it;” – Psalm 24:1 On the weekend
Jesus’ criteria for greatness is dramatically different than that of the world. Greatness is found in being a servant to all. Here’s the sermon for September 19, 2021, on Mark 9:30-37 (and why “The Activist” is a terrible idea for
On this 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, it’s easy to ask “Where is God?” as we remember and grieve stories of suffering and death on that day and in the decades since 2001. To find God, we look to