Sermons from 2025 (Page 3)
Reformation Sunday October 26th, 2025 Worship
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…
Sunday October 19th, 2025 Worship
I am in the middle of twelve grandkids on my dad’s side of the family. The cousins closest to me in age were all boys. Now, I loved playing with my cousins, however, one of their favorite activities seemed to be practicing their wrestling skills on me, despite my unfair size disadvantage. My aunt would come downstairs, telling them to let me go before one or more of us…
Sunday October 12th, 2025 Worship
This past week, a majority of ELCA Bishops signed and shared a letter affirming the commitment that the Gospel gives us to stand against Christian Nationalism, racism, violence, and oppression. That’s a very brief summary of their letter, but it was an important reminder of what we as Christians are called to when it comes to our hearing of and the proclamation of the…
Sunday September 28th, 2025 Worship
When we get frustrated at the people in our life when they have selective hearing, just know that we are in good company! I’m sure we have all had experience with people who hear what they want to hear or conveniently forget that we asked them to do something. We may even be the ones with selective hearing at times… Even if we don’t have experience in our own life, we can…