

Which Part Will We Play? - A reorienting parable
A sermon on Luke 14: 1,7-14 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here] An interesting challenge arose in my Tuesday morning...


The Kind of Division We Need
A sermon on Luke 12:49-56 & Hebrews 11:29-12:2 [For an audio recording of this sermon, click here.] Last Sunday the concluding blessing...


If We Were Not Afraid
A Sermon on Luke 12:32-40 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here] At this year’s Synod Assembly back in June, Pastor Scott...


What Kind of Fairness?
A sermon on Luke 12:13-21 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here.] In her commentary on today’s gospel Debie Thomas cuts...


It's About the Prayer, Not the Answer
A sermon on Luke 11: 1-13 (for an audio recording of this sermon, click here) Do you all remember the old Garth Brooks song Unanswered...


Martha Needs Some Love
(A sermon on Luke 10:38-42; an audio recording of this sermon, click here) I am NOT the world’s best housekeeper. I admire people who can...


Healing Is Better Than Self-Justification
A sermon on Luke 10:25-37 [for an audio recording of the sermon, click here] Several of the commentators I read this week offered some...


A Challenging Peace
A sermon on Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here] Today’s gospel story raises an important question:...


The Value of a Life
A sermon on Luke 8:26-39 (for an audio recording of this sermon, click here.) What is the value of a human life? It’s not a simple...


The hope of the Trinity
A sermon on John 16:12-15 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here] When my oldest child was just three years old, she asked me...




