What to do with Giants? 1 Samuel 17:40-51 February 18, 2024 anno Domini What do you do with giants? In Genesis 6 we hear of the Nephilim, sometimes translated giant. They weren’t good guys – the word can also mean…
2024 Ash Wednesday
The Fool Says There Is No God Psalm 53 February 14, 2024 anno Domini I’ve never met a Judas, and I’ve never met a Nabal. We’ll hear again this Lenten season why no one names their kid Judas – the…
2024 Quinquagesima
Faith and Epistemology St. Luke 18:31-43 February 11, 2024 anno Domini Today is Quinquagesima and we’re going to talk about Epistemology. That’s a five-syllable word followed by a six-syllable word so I’m sure you’re excited and impressed with my vocabulary.…
2024 Sexagesima
The Mysterious Seed St. Luke 8:4-15 February 4, 2024 anno Domini True or False? Parables are earthly stories with heavenly meanings. Jesus would say “false.” At least that is what He says in today’s Gospel reading. If anyone should have…
2024 Septuagesima
Don’t forget the End (or the beginning) Matthew 20:1-16 January 28, 2024 anno Domini Today is Septuagesima Sunday. Septuagesima is the Latin word for Seventieth. Seventy days from now will put us in the Octave of Easter. What does octave…
2024 Transfiguration
Laugh because the Lord Does Psalm 2 January 21, 2024 anno Domini If you want to make it through this presidential election year, I have some advice for you. Write out Psalm 2, verse 4, on several post-it notes. Post…
2024 Epiphany 2
Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign John 2:1-12 January 14, 2024 anno Domini So, which would you prefer a sermon on this morning? Ephesians 5 on wives submitting and husbands dying or John 2 which ends with 180 gallons of wine…
2024 Epiphany (Observed)
Go West Matthew 2:1-12 January 7, 2024 anno Domini When Adam and Eve got kicked out of the Garden, God put angels on the East side of the garden with a flaming sword to guard the entrance to the Tree…
2023 Christmas 1 Sermon
Die Holding on to Jesus St. Luke 1:22-40 December 31, 2023 anno Domini How do you want to die? That’s not a very merry Christmas question to ask just a week removed from the birth of our Savior, but it…
2023 Advent 4 Sermon
Faith from Women Who Shouldn’t be Pregnant Luke 1:39-56 December 24, 2023 anno Domini In Bible Study on Sunday mornings, I frequently ask the question, “Where have we heard this before?” It’s a question to teach us that the Bible…