9/8/24 Romans 2:1-16 “Don’t Eat the Hot Peppers” We are going to be in a new series this fall which will take us away from our most traveled roads. I’m going to spend some time on some of the passages that aren’t in the Lectionary. The...
9/1/24 Jeremiah 2:4-13 “Filthy Water!” I think that I have mentioned this several times before that I think that we sure are lucky to have definite seasons in this area. We are probably best known for our winters because they can be quite harsh. If you...
8/25/24 Hebrews 12:18-29 “Unshakable Love” I remember one time when I thought that the area where we were pastoring would be in a crisis. I have found out that there would be 3 Lutheran pastors leaving within a month to go to other places or to...
8/18/24 Luke 12:49-56 “Your Back Fire, to Be Safe!” I would like to begin this today with a question that you all pretty much know the answer to because you have to live with yourself. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Are you the person...
8/11/24 Luke 12:32-40 “Are You Ready?” This has been quite a summer for Sharon and me. We have had the usual amount of company. We spent some time in Florida and that is really something to do in the summer heat. Then, of course and more...
Aug. 4, 2024 Col. 3:1-11 “Are You Slats of the Bucket?” I have noticed through the years that there are people who set goals and those that don’t. Goal setters will tell you that you have to have goals in order to succeed. Non-goal setters will...
July 28, 2024 1 Thess. 5:16-24 “Guidelines to a Much Better Life!” I have many times caught myself looking back to when the kids were small. They say that a child will learn half of whatever he or she learns in their whole life in the...
7/21/24 Daniel 6:1-28 “The Will of God” I would like to take us back in time as we begin today. Do you remember some of the fairy tales and stories that you were told when you were a kid? There were the Aesop tales and Anderson...
7/14/24 Luke 10:38-42 “The Key to Your Existence!” Every year at seminary was interesting but the second to the last one was more interesting than the rest. You see, Saint Paul School of Theology was moving to a new campus which is at the Church of...
July 7, 2024 Luke 10:1-20 “You Biggest Opportunity!” I have found that as I get older, I don’t get to try out as many new things as I did when I was younger. This is probably because there is not that much that is new to...