Sermons from 2024 (Page 9)
Sunday February 25th, 2024 Worship
Maybe it’s just a name connection thing, but there are very few things that I am as passionate about in Scripture as the defense of Sarah’s laughter when she overheard that she is going to become pregnant in her old age. So often, people are quick to judge Sarah for this laughter (Genesis 18:12), but I just want to point out that Abram laughs first! We hear in our reading…
Sunday February 18th, 2024 Worship
For those of you that have wondered why I’m such a big Iowa Hawkeye basketball fan, it’s not just because of Caitlin Clark’s record-breaking college career, but it also connects me to my time serving primarily as a pediatric chaplain at the University of Iowa Hospital. I was there for eleven weeks as a part of my Clinical Pastoral Education program, which was a great…
Sunday February 4th, 2024 Worship
I’m going to be honest and admit that I spend a lot of time wrestling with what to make of healing stories in Scripture, especially as someone with several diagnoses that will impact me for the rest of my life, and as someone who spends hours a week in the presence of our residents at Foss Home and Village. I’ve also witnessed over the years countless people who have not…
Sunday January 28th, 2024 Worship
A few weeks ago, I shared a bit more about my call story and how I got here despite the fact that I was not planning to be a pastor. Often, the hardest part is getting to the point of acceptance of our call, well, that is until we have to go through the candidacy process. Because, in addition to the four years that I did formal Seminary training, candidates for ministry…