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The Gnomic Aorist God. An Advent Sermon.
On Advent 4C -December 19, 2021 For St James Lutheran Church and Episcopal Church of the Saviour in Hanford, CA. Preachers who listen to the Sermon Brainwave podcast have been more or less challenged this week by Dr. Matt Skinner, so today, I begin with describing gnomic aorist tense in…
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An Advent Reflection
Today I saw an image of Mary, with a maternity line streaking down her belly and arms holding her aching back as she anticipated labor. (Credit image: Honest Advent by Scott Erickson, to see it, follow his instagram page: honest advent. Here is the image link from his IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGhscreBaEu/…
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The Sermon I Didn’t Preach (content warning: rape)
9th Sunday after Pentecost- 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Today is a baptism. And also the readings where yet again people will hear the story of Bathsheba and David and will once more allow a victim to be blamed. I am not afraid to preach a good and hard sermon. But there…
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Meet Me in the Desert… God is there.
It’s been awhile since I have written. With so many voices saying so much, I didn’t think I had much to offer. Imagine comparison of how the desert feels like a barren place compared to a forrest. Yet, the desert is full of life. I realized, just because I am…
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Why Home Matters
We all want to know there is a landing or jumping off point in this chaos we call life.
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Called and Waiting
Being valued by what we do and provide to the world is a colonized and privileged concept. The truth of being valued- just plain valued- is a God-system.
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You are Enough. Epiphany 2A Sermon
Epiphany 2A January 19, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Riverside, CA We love to look for the savior, the one who is amazing and will fix it all. We want presidents, pastors, and team captains who can fix things and we glorify them…
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Repent, Turn, Hope, Repeat- Sermon for Advent
Advent 2 A December 8, 2019 . Hope Lutheran Church Riverside, CA Is 11:1-10 Ps 72:1-7,18-19 Ro 15:4-13 Mt 3:1-12 If things are going well, we don’t really need hope. Take that any way you want to, but at least consider, that Hope is a thing which depends…
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The hate that wasn’t there- A Pentecost Season Sermon
Pentecost 13C ~ Sept 8, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church ~ Riverside, CA Luke 14:25-33 If you ever want an example of the word of God needing translation and an argument against it as perfect, especially in English, this passage is…
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Dear Jesus Etiquette- A Pentecost Season Sermon
Pentecost 12C ~September 1, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church; Riverside, CA Luke 14:1,7-14; Proverbs 25:6-7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8;15-16 Reading a blog recently, a mother described dinner at her house: “We have a pig. smack dab in the center of our dinner table. I…
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