Video Link to Sermon Audio Link to Sermon Malachi 4:1–2a 2 Thessalonians 3:6–13 Luke 21:5–19 Matthew 25:1-10 Matthew 24:42-43 Matthew 24:36 Last week when Jesus was asked a direct question, He never really answered the question at all. Then of course, the Sadducees were looking for details, not at the big picture as Jesus was … [Read more…]
We are now headed into Advent, waiting the anticipated arrival of a Savior for all of humanity. Sure, we have a bigger picture than the kings who sought out the baby Jesus and of the shepherds who received the good news from the angels. We can still experience this excitement if we are willing to … [Read more…]
Here is a post from a friend of mine. It speaks volumes about what our schools are not doing to protect the children from bullies. I know some do try but there are so many that do not. Please share, maybe some administrators will stand up and say NO to bullies and YES to protection. … [Read more…]
Amos 8:4–7 Psalm 113:1-9 1 Timothy 2:1–7 Luke 16:1–13 Audio Version with Childrens Sermon Link to Video of Sermon At first glance, it would seem that the scripture today from Luke, does not have much in common with that of Amos or 1 Timothy. You might be asking the same question I was when I … [Read more…]
Link to Audio Version Ecclesiastes 1:2 Ecclesiastes 1:12–14 Ecclesiastes 2:18–23 Psalm 49:1–12 Colossians 3:1–11 Luke 12:13–21 When the last Austin Powers movie was released there was a lot commercials and hype around the movie. Hearing or reading about it seemed unavoidable. One of Mike Meyers’ co-stars commented on what the actor was like as he … [Read more…]
Audio Sermon Link Luke 8:26-39 It is all to easy to dismiss, with our scientific knowledge of today, that this man who approached Jesus in Gerasen as being just mentally ill. We can so easily justify that the lack of knowledge of the people of Jesus’s time, just did not understand mental illness and that … [Read more…]
Before I begin, I must advise you as the reader, that this will appear in a news letter for Wartburg Seminary. Although to keep it within the 500 word limit, it was edited somewhat. Below you will find the article in its entirety. I have also included the footnotes for this post, where it will not be … [Read more…]
We are to leave on Saturday from the retreat at Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. It has been full of emotions and learning. Yesterday I developed a head cold. I was still able to put some more time into the house we have been working on. We also did some work today. We were not … [Read more…]
Yesterday we went to St. John Episcopal Church for a service done by the Lutheran pastor of the retreat. This is a very small church that was going to be closed due to the low attendance When the Lutheran pastor agreed to do the services, it was allowed to remain open. Both the church and the meeting room … [Read more…]
Our group had attended a wake for an elderly Lakota woman. I have to tell you, to have twenty non Indians (Us) just show up at the wake, seemed very strange. I was uneasy about “barging” in on a grieving communities’ wake. Sure enough, when we got there, I know I felt everyone’s staring at … [Read more…]