Sermons from 2025

The other day we were visiting some friends who were in the process of preparing seeds and starts for when the temperatures are warm enough to plant them outside. I was fascinated by the process. While I grew up growing plants, we almost always bought them after they had been started or they were simple seeds like carrots that I could help my dad plant into the garden…

In case you hadn’t already figured it out from other stories I tell, I am a little sibling. My friends often joke that it explains a lot about me, although most of them are older siblings, so I think they are a bit biased! But, when it comes to sibling relationships, there seems to be constant shifting back and forth between siblings annoying each other, getting away with…

“All who are thirsty, come to the waters. All who are hungry, come here and eat. All who are thirsty, come to the waters. There’s enough for all.” These are the words to the hymn “All Who Are Thirsty,” which was added to our most recent ELCA hymnal supplement in 2020. I know many people haven’t heard this one yet, but I was introduced to it while in Seminary when I…

For those of you who were at the Wednesday night Vespers service, you heard the poem, “Rough Translations” by Jan Richardson. I’m not going to read the whole thing again today, but I really want to focus on the first stanza, as it helps us think about the Scripture readings for this week. The poem begins, “Hope nonetheless. Hope despite. Hope regardless. Hope still.” I…