This weekend, November 2-3, we’re celebrating All Saints’ Day at St. Peter Lutheran Church. Our Scripture today is Ephesians 1:11-23, and I found the commentary by Sarah Birmingham Drummond in Feasting on the Word, Year C, Volume 4 helpful. How many of
At St. Peter Lutheran Church, we celebrate Confirmation Sunday on the same day as Reformation Day, which means there are two sermons for this day. This sermon for the 11:00 service October 27 is primarily focused on the confirmation students, but
At St. Peter Lutheran Church, we celebrate Confirmation Sunday on the same day as Reformation Day, which means there are two sermons for this day. This is the sermon on the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10 as preached on October 26
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
I had the joyful privilege this weekend of officiating Erika & Sean Garrigan’s wedding at my home congregation, Ascension Lutheran Church in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Since I was already there on Saturday for the wedding, I was able to also