Sermons
Sermon: 5th Sunday in Lent
John 12:1-8 Mary anoints Jesus; you will always have the poor with you
It’s been hard for me to focus on anything but the weather this week. I come from a place where tornadoes are a relatively common weather event, but when the sirens were going off for what seemed like over an hour in the early Thursday morning hours, we knew something big was ...
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Sermon: The 4th Sunday in Lent
The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32)
Growing up is hard. Maybe especially when there’s a family business in the mix. At least that’s my experience. My parents had their own business. They sold giftware to retail stores as manufacturer’s representatives. I worked for my parents for years. I think I started when I ...
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Sermon: 3rd Sunday in Lent Year C
3/23/2025 Fig trees
Have you ever had to wait for something you were really, really looking forward to? Earlier this week, Annie, our administrative assistant, said she made BLT’s for dinner. I said I love BLT’s. She said they were “good” but she really, really is looking forward to those fresh o...
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Sermon: 5th Sunday after the Epiphany Year C
Luke 5:1-11 2/9/2025
I don’t know if you noticed it, but there is a recurring theme in all three readings this morning. Each one tells the story of ordinary people, busy people, simple people, distracted people being called to follow God.
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Sermon: 1st Sunday in Lent: The Temptation of Christ
Year C 3/9/2025 Luke 4:1-13
I was 20 years old when I walked into one of my first classes as a junior at Winona State University. I had transferred there after earning my associate’s degree at a community college. I had declared my major as English, with a writing emphasis. This class would be one of the...
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