What Being Lutheran Means to Me
I was recently asked what I thought being Lutheran was all about. Here's my ever-evolving answer.
Craving the Past, Salted with Fire
Sunday, September 29, 2024 - Mark 9:30-37 also Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29, Psalm 19:7-14, James 5:13-20
The Pull of God’s Love
Sunday, September 22, 2024 - Mark 9:30-37 also Jeremiah 11:18-20, Psalm 54, James 3:13—4:3, 7-8a
Too Many Tongues, Not Enough Ears
Sunday, September 15, 2024 - Mark 8:27-38 also Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 116:1-9, James 3:1-12
Erasing the Lines
Sunday, September 8 - Mark 7:24-37 also Isaiah 35: 4-7a, Psalm 146, James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17
Love and the Time of Singing
Sunday, September 1, 2024 - Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23, also Song of Solomon 2:8-13, Psalm 15, James 1:17-27
Flesh, Blood, and Spirit
Sunday, August 25, 2024 - John 6:51-58, also Proverbs 9:1-6, Psalm 34:9-14, Ephesians 5:15-20
We Are What We Eat
Sunday, August 18, 2024 - Gospel John 6:51-58, also Proverbs 9:1-6, Psalm 34:9-14, Ephesians 5:15-20
Members of One Another, and Christ
Sunday, August 11, 2024 - Gospel John 6:35, 41-51, also 1 Kings 19:4-8, Psalm 34:1-8, Ephesians 4:25—5:2
Our Deepest Hungers
Sunday, July 28, 2024 - Gospel, John 6:1-21, also 2 Kings 4:42-44, Psalm 145:10-18, Ephesians 3:14-21
What Draws People to Jesus?
Sunday, July 21 2024 - Gospel, Mark 6:30-34, 53-56, also Jeremiah 23:1-6, Psalm 23, Ephesians 2:11-22
Rejection and Authority
Sunday, July 7 - Gospel, Mark 5:21-43. Also Ezekiel 2:1-5, Psalm 123, 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, Mark 6:1-13
Faith and Healing
Sunday, June 30, 2024 - Gospel, Mark 5:21-43. Also Lamentations 3:22-33, Psalm 30, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15
When Storms Rage
Sunday, June 23, 2024 - Gospel, Mark 4:35-41. Also Job 38:1-11, Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32, 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
What God Sees
Sunday, June 16, 2024 - Gospel, Mark 4:26-34. Also 1 Samuel 15:34—16:13, Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 [11-13] 14-17
How Wide is God’s Circle?
Sunday, June 9, 2024 - Gospel, John 3:1-17. Also Gen 3:8-15, Psalm 130, 2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1, Mark 3:20-35 One of my first jobs when I moved to Marietta, GA after college was in sales. Our product was halon fire extinguishers,…
A Trinity of Questions
Holy Trinity Sunday, May 26, 2024 - Gospel, John 3:1-17. Also Isaiah 6:1-8, Psalm 29, Romans 8:12-17