

Expecting to Treasure the Despised
A sermon on Luke 2:1-20 For an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo: The Nativity by Gari Melchers Throughout the season of Advent, our community here at Abiding Peace has been exploring of theme of how God’s revelation in the stories of Jesus and those who prepared the way for him can shape our holy expectations. Jesus’s teaching about the unknowable-ness of what will happen on the final Day of the Lord, reminds us to expect to not be in control. Whether it i


Sermon: On Mary, Baptism, and Faith that Calls for Change
A sermon on Luke 1:46-55 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by Priscilla Gyamfi on Unsplash] Mary in August? Yes....


What Mary DID Know
A few weeks ago, I got into a good-natured exchange on Facebook with a member of this congregation, as well as the bishop of our Synod,...


Mary's Choice: Fear or Follow
A sermon on Mark 3:20-35 You never think it is YOUR CHILD who is going to break your heart. Sure I had heard stories from the other women...




