

Called to Foolishness
A sermon on Matthew 4:12-23 and 1 Corinthians 1:10-18. [ Photo by Sven Pieren on Unsplash ] In our denomination (the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), the process for becoming a pastor is called Candidacy. It involves a variety of requirements, including both formal schooling and practical training, psychological testing, a number of writing submissions, and three separate meetings in which the candidate sits in a room full of more experienced pastors and synod leade


Trusting Disruption
A sermon on 1 Samuel 8:4-20, and Mark 3:20-35. [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash] I...


God Who Hears and Disturbs
A sermon on Matthew 10:24-39, Genesis 21:8-21, and Romans 6:1b-11 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here; Photo by Oleg...


Finding Jesus in Disruption
A sermon on John 2:13-22, Exodus 20:1-17, and I Corinthians 1:18-25 I would like you to imagine that you are a Galilean peasant in the...


A Guide to a Disruptive Kingdom - Matthew 4: 12-23
Third Sunday after Epiphany - January 22, 2016 Matt. 4:12-23 "Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee....




