Sermons from 2025 (Page 2)
Sunday March 9th, 2025 Worship
If you aren’t familiar with it, Psalm 91 is the basis for the hymn, “On Eagle’s Wings.” This hymn is one of my favorites, and it makes me cry every time I listen to it because this has been one of our family funeral hymns on my mom’s side. It was played at the funeral for both of my grandparents and my uncle. Despite its difficulty to sing, it is one of the popular hymns…
Ash Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 Worship
For the first time in my pastoral career, we get an overlap of Lent with Ramadan. I’ve been blessed with many interfaith relationships over the course of my lifetime, including with several Muslim friends who have taught me a lot about the beauty of Ramadan. While Christians often complain about giving up meat on Fridays or some other beloved thing for the 40 days of…
Sunday March 2nd, 2025 Worship
In talking about my call story, I’ve shared that there was absolutely no way, ever, that I was going to be a pastor. As my willingness to accept my call ebbed and flowed over the course of about 6 years, one of the moments that affected my ability to accept my call happened while sitting in a little chapel in Jerusalem. As we gathered at the Lutheran Church of the…
Sunday February 23rd, 2025 Worship
I grew up in the era of VeggieTales videos and let me tell you that the Ballad of Little Joe was one of my favorites! I’m pretty sure we still have the VHS of it at my parents’ house, as the was always one of my sick day movies when I was a kid. For those of you that have never watched it, it’s a country Western retelling of the story of Joseph, his colorful coat, his…