Category: sermons
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Who is giving this sermon anyway???
It happens to every pastor. The sermon we feel was a bomb. We labor over it, rehash it, reform it, slash sections, add others, practice and still, when we get up there to share these thoughts and insights on The Word, we walk away and believe we have bombed it.…
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You are enough
Sermon for Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Croton on Hudson, NY June 12, 2016 Luke 7:36-50 May I begin with a confession? You are my people, you have laughed and cried with me. You sat vigil with me as I worried over the safety and welfare of my children when…
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The Dirty Birth
It all seems perfect tonight doesn’t it? The sanctuary is softly lit with candles, draped in lovely fabric and the music is familiar, full of joy and hope. If things went well, at home the presents are all wrapped and the children have new pajamas to wear as they open…
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What Is It About Light
A message for the December 13, 2015 Interfaith Jazz Vespers of Mt Olive Lutheran Church, Santa Monica, CA. What is it about Light? From the first flickers of fire, and the dim dusk and dawn, humans have been drawn to light. I don’t just mean teen boys and their pyro…
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We are not enough. Sermon for Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran in West Hills, CA, July 26, 2015
Alone, we are not enough. We are NOT enough. But Christ said, “Ego Eimi, I am.” “Ego Eimi. I am.” Christ’s words to the apostles lay the foundation for us to understand who Christ is in the weeks to come but more so, it is the claim for us, that…
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What does real love look like? Seminary, Cohorts and M.E.
What does love with forbearance and forgiveness look like? What does love lived with passion and open eyes look like? Can the two be one? My cohort may never forgive me for this one, but I pray they ‘get’ it… In fact, I am pretty sure they will. In my…
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What Happens After? Sermon for August 25, 2013
Luke 13: 10-17 Cinderella got her Prince Charming. So did Snow White, Belle, Sleeping Beauty and Juliette. The problem is that is always where the story ends. I much prefer the Shrek storyline. (hands on who has seen this one… if your hand is not up, I will see you…
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Imperfection and M.E…. sharing the TMI at church
I have attended many churches in my life. The moving has created an opportunity to see and experience more fully how people do and see ‘religion’ differently. One aspect never changes though. Perfection. Or rather, expectation of perfection. Whether you attend a service that is dressed to the nines or…
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He was Just an ICE man.
“He was just an iceman” When George Marion Mason died in the mid 1940’s the crowd spilled out onto the street in front of the mortuary. When they drove to the cemetery, there were over 150 cars in the processional and at least that many at the cemetery when they…
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How I met Lance
So I am at this fundraiser for our youth group in Germany. We are hosting a Mexican dinner and it is near the end and we are done serving so we all sit down to eat and watch the slides from the last trip (to Spain). I am 16 and…
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