Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church

Proper 23 C The Battle for You 2 Timothy 2:1-13 9 October 2016 – Redeemer Timothy was having a rough time of it. It wasn’t easy being a pastor in Ephesus. There were over 50 gods worshipped in Ephesus and…

Proper 21 C The Surprise Ending St. Luke 16:19-31 25 September 2016 – Redeemer Every parable has a surprise. Just when you think you clearly see the Kingdom Jesus paints something in the picture of the parable that changes everything..…

Proper 20 C Thieving Manager Gets Grace St. Luke 16:1-15 18 September 2016 – Redeemer His managing days were over. He had had a good run, enjoyed his lifestyle, but now his boss called him in. Evidently he had cooked…

Proper 19 C The Shepherd Finds the Sheep Luke 15:1-10 11 September 2016 – Redeemer I don’t know much about sheep. I didn’t grow up on a farm. I don’t have a degree in sheepology. So this past week I…

Proper 18 C Love and Hate St. Luke 14:25-35 4 September 2016 – Redeemer Let’s hope Jesus does better this week than last week when He ruined that dinner party – healing on the Sabbath, touching sick people, upsetting the…

Proper 17 C Dinner Party Discourse St. Luke 14:1-14 28 August 2016 – Redeemer I bet that Ruler of the Pharisees wished he had never invited Jesus into his house. Let’s call him Eli for the sake of the sermon.…

Proper 16 C God is Treating You As Sons Hebrews 12:4-10 21 August 2016 – Redeemer   He’s not much of a father is he? That’s always the Devil’s temptation to the children of God. He told Adam and Eve…

Proper 15 C The Divisive Jesus St. Luke 12:49-53 14 August 2016 – Redeemer What will we do with Jesus today? We certainly wouldn’t want this Luke 12 Jesus showing up at a baptism. Imagine bringing your child to those…

Proper 13 C Labor Day Ecc. 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-26 31 July 2016 – Redeemer The Church’s calendar is not the world’s calendar. You’ve probably noticed this – Americans might be celebrating Independence Day and the Church is having the Seventh…

I have always been reticent to write an op / ed piece for the local paper.  I have a general mistrust of the media. However, I recently decided to write piece for the Saint Cloud Times opinion page.  I found editorial…