The Father, Son and Spirit are Calling

Click this link for the audio version of the sermon. Sunday, May 22, 2016   After Pentecost Holy Trinity Year C Old Testament Proverbs 8:1–4, 22–31 Psalm Psalm 8:1-9 New Testament Romans 5:1–5 Gospel John 16:12–15 Revised Common Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009).

Pick up your mat and respond

Below is the link to an audio version of a sermon delivered at Calvary Lutheran in Minong. Sermons Sunday, May 1, 2016 | Easter Sixth Sunday of Easter Year C First Reading Acts 16:9–15 Psalm Psalm 67 New Testament Revelation 21:10, Revelation 21:22–22:5 Gospel  John 5:1–9 Revised Common Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009). … [Read more…]

Tell the Good News, Be the Light

Currently the sermons and services are not being recorded at Calvary. Sorry for any  inconvenience this may have caused. Thursday, December 24, 2015 Christmas Nativity of the Lord Old Testament Isaiah 9:2-7 New Testament  Titus 2:11-14 Gospel  Luke 1:1-20 The time of Advent, the time of waiting for the birth of a savior can be … [Read more…]

Who are we?

I think many people have a preconceived notion of just what/who Native Americans are and how they act.  These brought on by our inaccurate recorded history, movies, books, articles and news stories.  I have posted two videos here. One is a news story done by Diane Sawyer did on the Lakota Children of Pine Ridge … [Read more…]

Who are They-We are Neighbor?

During a class about American Genocide, I was presented with an opportunity to reconsider what I knew to what I have heard about Native Americans.  What is it that we want to hold onto?  In response to a particular negative report about Native Americans on the Rose Bud Reservation, a group of Native American high … [Read more…]

Acceptance of God, Self and Others

Audio Link   Matthew 10:40-42 In today’s reading, the NRSV translation you heard today, chose to use the word “welcome” in verse 40. “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. [1]After doing some digging into the Greek and looking at several other English translations, I just don’t … [Read more…]