

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


The Mysterious Call of Wisdom
A sermon on Proverbs 8:1, 22-31, and 1 Cor. 1: 18-25 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by Brett Jordan on...




