In the Gospel of Matthew, after the Transfiguration of Jesus in the presence of James, John and Peter, Jesus walks into a nearby crowd that is gathered by the mountain. While there a Father finds his way to Jesus, desperate for a divine intervention from the Master Healer. The father’s son is not well, and […]
Worship Next Week
- NL279: Preaching Series on Revelation August 12, 2017This is the podcast for the Narrative Lectionary's 4-week preaching series on Revelation (Aug. 13-Sept. 3, 2017), featuring Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester. Podcast recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn. read more...
Senior Pastor’s Writing Desk
Inward Spiritual Disciplines: Prayer
Over the door of my childhood home hangs a beautiful piece of framed art that defines the theology of prayer for our family. It is a simple piece of art with only twelve words, all written in a beautiful script. Like most of us who purposefully place pieces of art on the walls of our […]
Sermon: The Holy Spirit: Getting Out
Sunday, June 11, 2017 Biblical Text: Acts 2:5-12 John R. Sachs, a Catholic Theologian, writes that “people are experiencing the Spirit in ways and places that often challenge traditional theologies and church structures and sometimes have little connection with traditional religious practices.”[1] I believe that we are seeing and experiencing in the world today is […]
