Mark 5:21-43This Sermon Looks at Jesus healing Jairus and an unnamed woman and what this might say about our cultures relationship to Jesus while it's relationship to church undeniably changes.
Mark 4:35-41 (Job 38:1-11)The story of Jesus calming the storm is so common that even people who don't know the story refer to it in idioms. This sermon compares it to the reading from Job and asks what it means when a person keeps faith but th
Genesis 3:8-15Today's reading takes place after the part of the story which most folks would identify as Original Sin. This sermon looks at what that assumption means and what it might mean to change the location of "original sin to this point
Romans 8:12-17This sermon looks at verse 15 and what it means to not fall back in to fear. It asks how we can be debtors and free, both said in this reading, at the same time.
John 15:26-27;16:4b-15Pentecost is a celeberation of the Church's birthday. It is a celebration of when the Holy Spirit arrived and breathed life into the gathering of saints. This sermon looks at what the Holy spirit is, and more importantly w
John 17:6-19Mother's day is not a Christian holiday, but this sermon does use it combined with a gospel reading of Jesus praying as an excuse to share a story about praying for a mother.
Mark 14:17-25This week's podcast is less of a sermon than a discussion of Lutheran theology of the meal. This was part of a celebration of the mass with sending of communion to the gatherings of Grace and Emmanuel Luitheran churches this Sunday
John 15:1-8In today's passage Jesus says that those who do not abide in him cannot bear fruit. This sermon looks at the difference between reading that in a prescriptive and descriptive sense. There is perhaps more hope in hearing it as a descr
John 10:11-18When Jesus says the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep, it doesn't make sense without the context of the events that come later. This sermon looks at what that context could mean for the current state of the institution
The Apostle John writes that no one who sins has ever known Jesus. It is on the surface an impossible claim to reconcile with the lived experience of people in the Church. This sermon takes a closer look at what might be going on here.
Mark 16:1-8This sermon looks at the story of Easter morning first from the perspective of an age old crisis of faith, "how do I live up to God's expectations?" Then it looks at it from a more recent question, "what good do our rituals do in a w
John 13:1-17,31b-35In the Maundy Thursday story Jesus washes his disciples feet, while in the liturgy we celebrate the eucharistic feast. In both cases, the mutual giving and taking of the kingdom is acted out. It is an oportunity to practice r
John 19:38-42On Good Friday Christians are called to take silent account of the suffering of our world. It is the somber task to look with honesty at death. This sermon draws a comparison between that task and the task of those awaiting liberat
John 12:20-33There is some inconsistency in the Jesus' word in today's reading. In many ways that is precisely the point of the story he is preparing to enter. This sermon looks as what it means to aproach death as a full human who is also full
John 3:14-21 (Numbers 21:4-9)Jesus compares his own crucifixion to Moses lifting up the serpent in the wilderness. This sermon examines that comparison and what it means to look upon the consequence of our sins.
Mark 8:31-38Today we hear the story of Jesus predicting his own death and Peter's reaction. This sermon makes comparisons between this interaction and the we we assess our own ministry and lives together in Christ on the day of a congregational
Mark 1:9-15Marks Gospel doesn't give us much detail about Jesus' temptation in the desert, but it does let us know it took 40 days. This sermopn looks at the significance of that detail in comparison to the rest of Marks telling of Jesus' Life.
Mark 9:2-9The pyrotechnics and the voice of God during the Transfiguarion of our Lord tend to get the most attention in the story, but in the end the disciples went up the mountain with Jesus and came down the mountain with Jesus. This sermon l
Mark 1:21-28This week's reading includes a man with an unclean spirit. While Demonic possession isn't a popular concept within the mainline Church, this sermon discusses the importance of recognizing its reality.
Mark 1:14-20When Jesus called James and his brother John to follow him, they left their father behind to continue fishing, and that seems to be what Jesus wanted. This sermon looks at what that says about what we call holy.
John 1:43-51A sermon isn't neccessarily supposed to instruct it's listeners about what they should go do, but Philip's invitation to Nathaneal is solid example to follow for those in Philip's position.
Mark 1:4-11 (Acts 19:1-7)Both Mark and Luke make a clear distinction between John's baptism for repentance and the baptrism of Jesus. This sermon looks at that difference.
Around Christmas we hear a lot about "Christmas Magic". It's supposed to be picturesque and other-worldly, but Luke place the birth of Christ in the middle of ordinary history. This sermon looks at what that could mean for those of us celebrati