19th Sunday after Pentecost October 15, 2017 Matthew 22: 1-14 Law and Gospel. That’s what Lutheran preachers are famous for. We believe that Scripture comes to us as law and gospel. The Law calls us to account for failing to live as God’s people. It wakes us up to God’s order for our lives, […]
Praying for Grace
23rd Sunday after Pentecost October 23, 2016 Luke 18: 9-14 You can click on this link to read the story in Oremus Bible Browser We discovered a new word in Confirmation last week: Wroth. God’s wroth is what happens to God when God’s people don’t keep God’s commandments and live in the way that they have […]
Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound
4th Sunday in Lent March 18, 2012 John 3:14-21, Ephesians 2:1-10 A dear friend of our family grew up in church. But in spite of all the faithfulness of her family and her own faithfulness, she ended up deeply wounded by the church. It was not her fault, it was the result of misconduct […]