Sermons on Reformation

When I was informed that my name had been put forward as a nominee for our Synod Council this year, and I was leaning towards saying no, Emily so lovingly reminded me that I have always said that one of the main reasons I got into this profession was to help move the church forward in a way that better reflected my understanding of what faith and the church could mean. I…

As I was preparing for this service, I was thinking back to my own Confirmation service, which was unbelievably 13 years ago now. Now, I need to remember that I went to a large church, so my confirmation class was about 50ish kids, if not more. And, I remember the next Sunday after that Confirmation service, my pastor was surprised to see me because “no one ever shows up…

When people find out that I am a pastor, it’s often met with a variety of reactions from “that’s really interesting” (tones may vary) to awkward silence to people asking a lot of questions about what I do and why. This last one is often the most common. I have been asked many, many times about why…