-
Recent Posts
-
Join 1,006 other subscribers
Top Posts & Pages
- My Only Friend is Darkness - A Sermon about Depression, Anxiety and Mental Health
- The First Christian Preacher - A Sermon about Mary Magdalene
- The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Lack Nothing
- Noah, the Film: A Rant, a Review, and a Recommendation
- A Table in the Presence of My Enemies
- Women Who Challenged Moses (and God): The Daughters of Zelophehad
- "Into the Hand of a Woman" (Or, A Well-Placed Tent Peg)
- The Women Stayed - An Easter Sermon
- Grace? I Object!
- "The Jesus Parade" - a Sermon for Palm Sunday
Categories
- Abortion
- Arts and Culture
- Atheism
- Baseball
- Bible
- Christian Living
- Christianity
- Christianity and Culture
- Christmas
- Church
- Easter
- ELCA
- End of Life
- Faith
- Faith and Science
- Family
- Father
- film
- Football
- Game Shows
- Homosexuality
- Islam
- Israel
- Jeopardy
- LGBTQ
- Lutheran
- Lutheran Theology
- marriage equality
- Martin Luther
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Medicine
- Movies
- Parenting
- Pastors
- Political
- Postcards from a Journey Through the Bible
- Prayer
- Psalm 139
- Quantum Physics
- Questions
- Racism
- Random
- Rock bands
- Salvation by Grace
- Sermon
- Short Story
- Thanksgiving
- The Holy Spirit
- The Who
- Too Smart for God
- Travel
- Uncategorized
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
- Worship
- Writing
Archives
- April 2021
- June 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- July 2019
- April 2019
- February 2019
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- October 2017
- August 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- February 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- August 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
Meta
Category Archives: Bible
The Bible: God’s Word in Conversation with God’s People
The Bible is the Word of God. Sure. I agree with that. It’s in the constitutions of my denomination (ELCA) and its individual congregations: The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written Word of God. Inspired … Continue reading
The First Christian Preacher – A Sermon about Mary Magdalene
(This is a sermon in our 10-week Wonder Women of Faith series. This week’s Wonder Woman is Mary Magdalene. The sermon Scripture is John’s resurrection account, John 20:1-18. You can listen to a podcast of the sermon here.) How many of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity
Tagged John 20:1-18, Mary Magdalene, The da Vinci Code, Women in the Bible, Wonder Women of Faith
5 Comments
“It Is Very Biblical to Enforce the Law”
The Bible according to the Jeff Sessions/Sarah Sanders interpretation of Romans 13: – Hebrew women, including Moses’ mom, should’ve turned over their babies to the Egyptian authorities because of God’s “clear and wise command in Romans 13 to obey the … Continue reading
“Into the Hand of a Woman” (Or, A Well-Placed Tent Peg)
(This is the second sermon in our 10-week Wonder Women of Faith series. This week’s Wonder Women are Deborah and Jael. Their story is found in Judges 4 and 5, but the reading in worship was Judges 4:1-10. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity
Tagged Deborah, Jael, Judges 4, Women of Faith Sermon, Women of the Bible
Leave a comment
Women Who Challenged Moses (and God): The Daughters of Zelophehad
(This is the first sermon in a ten-week series, “Wonder Women of the Bible.” The story of the Daughters of Zelophehad takes place during the wilderness wandering of the People of Israel, and is recorded in Numbers 27:1-11. The sermon … Continue reading
The Church and Charlottesville: Our Call to Confession and Clarity
(This is the end of a sermon preached at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Millersville. The text was John 3:16, and the first part emphasized God’s infinite and inclusive love for each of us and for the world, the kosmos … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Living, Christianity, Church, Racism
Tagged Charlottesville, christian response to racism, Galatians 3:28, John 3;16, white supremacy
1 Comment
Goodness and Love Will Follow Me
(This is the final post in my series this week on the six verses of the 23rd Psalm . . . you can start at the beginning with Verse One here.) Psalm 23:6: Surely your goodness and love will follow … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity
Tagged Chesed, Goodness and mercy, Psalm 23, Psalm 23:6, The 23rd Psalm
2 Comments
A Table in the Presence of My Enemies
(I’m blogging on one of the six verses of the 23rd Psalm each day this week . . . you can start at the beginning with Verse One here.) Psalm 23:5: You prepare a table before me in the presence … Continue reading
For You Are With Me . . .
(I’m blogging on one of the six verses of the 23rd Psalm each day this week . . . you can start at the beginning with Verse One here.) Psalm 23:4: “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear … Continue reading
“Look! Here Is Water” – A Sermon about God’s Inclusivity with a Surprise Ending
The pivotal moment in today’s Scripture story is when the Ethiopian Official says to Philip, “Look! Here is water! What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” That’s why Philip was there in the first place. But he … Continue reading
The Unexpected Pastor 