How can you build a meaningful and satisfying life?
In these reflections, Sheri D. Kling, Ph.D. hopes to help people find the stories at the center of their own lives. Since October 1, 2023, Sheri has been serving as the interim minister of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bradenton, Florida, and posts her sermons from each week. Besides her sermons, Sheri writes about wholeness, spirituality, dreams, and transformation.
Becoming the Good Shepherd
Sunday, April 21, 2024 - John 10:11-18, Acts 4:5-12, Psalm 23, 1 John 3:16-24 Today…
Peace, Presence, and Resurrection
Sunday, April 14 - Luke 24:36b-48 Also Acts 3:12-19, Psalm 4, 1 John 3:1-7 I’ve…
The Story of the Ragman
Sunday, April 7, 2024 - the Sunday after Easter For this day, I decided to…
“Wit,” an Empty Tomb, and Resurrection
Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024 - Mark 16:1-8, Acts 10:34-43, Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24, 1…
Who was Really in that Mob?
This is the sermon that I wrote for Good Friday, 2024, that ironically I "forgot"…
In Remembrance of Me
Maundy Thursday, March 28, 2024 - Mark 14: 17-31 Mark 14: 32-50 Also Psalm 116:…
Tearing the Veil
Sunday, March 24, 2024 - Mark 15:1-39 [40-47] Also Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 31:9-16, Phillipians 2:5-11,…
Broken Open to New Life
Sunday, March 17, 2024 - John 12:20-33, Also Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 51:1-12,Hebrews 5:5-10 We’re surrounded…
Symbols of Life
Sunday, March 10, 2024 - John 3:14-21, Also Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22, Ephesians 2:1-10…
Mountain, Temple, Cross
Sunday, March 3, 2024 - John 2:13-22 Also Exodus 20:1-17, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25…
Facing a Frightening or Unknown Future
Sunday, February 25, 2024 - Mark 8:31-38 Also Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16, Psalm 22:23-31, Romans 4:13-25…
Shining Like the Sun
Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 - Mark 9:2-9, 2 Kings 2:1-12, Psalm 50:1-6, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6…
For Bobby, My Little Boy
I had to say goodbye to my beloved little terrier mix, Bobby, on November 17,…
Jesus and the Power of Love
Sunday, February 4, 2024 - Mark 1:29-39, Isaiah 40:21-31, Psalm 147:1-11, 20c, 1 Corinthians 9:16-23…
What Demons Possess Us Today?
Sunday, January 28, 2024 - Mark 1:21-28 A Problem of Language Today, I want to…
Answering the Call
Sunday, January 21, 2024: Mark 1:14-20, Jonah 3:1-5, 10, Psalm 62:5-12, 1 Cor 7:29-31 Jonah…
Seeking, Finding, Calling, Responding
Sunday, January 14, 2024 - John 1:43-51, also 1 Samuel 3:1-10, Psalm 139:1-6, 3-18, 1…
Water, Sound, and Spirit
January 7, 2024 - Mark 1: 4-11, Genesis 1:1-5, Psalm 29, Acts 19:1-7 I love…
Praising the Ordinary and the Extraordinary
December 31, 2023 - Luke 2:22-40, Isaiah 61:10-62:3, Psalm 148, Gal 4:4-7 On Christmas Eve,…
Mystery, Miracles, and the Unexpected
Luke 1:26-38 - December 24, 2023, Christmas Eve Sermon Last year, right around this time,…
Testifying to the Light, Life, and Love of God
Third Sunday of Advent, December 17, 2023 We’ve been given several readings today that, at…
All Flesh is Grass…All Flesh Shall See the Glory
The Second Sunday of Advent, December 10, 2023 Today is the second Sunday of Advent,…
Advent: Longing for God
The First Sunday of Advent, December 3, 2023 Today is the first Sunday of Advent.…
Sheep, Goats, and the Final Judgment
Matthew 25: 31-46 (November 26, 2023) In 1975, a Marine on leave in Aiken, SC…
The Parable of the Talents
Matthew 25: 14-30 (November 19, 2023) If there was one thing that stuck with me…
The Parable of the Bridesmaids
Matthew 25: 1-13 (November 12, 2023) For thousands of years, humans have built spiral-shaped labyrinths.…
The Beatitudes
Matthew 5: 1-12 (November 5, 2023, All Saints Sunday) Matthew's Focus We shouldn’t think of…
The Reformation of Our Hearts
John 8: 31-36 (October 29, 2023) Then Jesus turned to the Jews who had claimed…
Whose Image?
Matthew 22: 15-22 (October 22, 2023) I watch a lot of animal rescue videos, especially…
The Wedding Banquet
Matthew 22: 1-14 (October 15, 2023) I mentioned last week that we were beginning a…
The Parable of the Vineyard
Matthew 21:33-46 (Sunday, October 8, 2023) I’ve rented more than one home in my life.…
My Leap Into Ministry
On Sunday, October 1, 2023, I became the interim minister of Redeemer Lutheran Church in…
There’s no “Right” to not be Offended
I fear we’ve normalized the expectation that we have a right to never be offended.…
Can You Meet God in Your Dreams?
For God does speak—now one way, now another—though no one perceives it. In a dream,…
For Cotton, May 19, 2021
Yesterday was my first day without my dear, beloved Cotton, who has been with me…
What is a Good Life?
In this video, I talk about the aspects that make up a good life well…
My Musical Christmas Offering
In this video, I offer two original Christmas songs and a brief reading on this…
Trauma, Brokenness, and Wholeness
In this video, I talk about the brokenness of American society, the ACEs study and…
What is Spirituality? (And why should I care?)
In this video, I answer my friend Jazz's questions, "What is spirituality? What can it…
Can We Experience a Sacred Presence?
In this video, I talk about experiencing the Holy as a sacred presence. After watching…
Do our Dreams Mean Anything?
In this video, I talk about whether or not our dreams mean anything and how…
Is there a Deeper Rhythm that Guides our Lives?
In this video, I explore the Deeper Rhythm that I believe guides our lives.
Dreams, Spirituality, and Transformation
I recently launched a YouTube channel called Deeper Rhythm. In this first video, I talk…
Whitehead and Jung: The Whole-Making Nearness of God
Jay McDaniel of the Cobb Institute interviewed me in October 2020 about Whitehead, Jung, and…
What is a Sacred Life?
That’s the question we’re here to explore. Is life sacred? If so, just what is…