19th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary 30 October 23, 2011 Matthew 22:34-46, Leviticus 19: 1-2,15-18, Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Driving home from Seattle I was able to hear the whole of “A Prairie Home Companion.” Garrison Kiellor was talking about Pastor Liz, the new Lutheran pastor. She explains to someone that it is not so hard to find […]
The Art of Spiritual Practice: The Art of Sabbath
5th Sunday in Lent April 10, 2011 “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made […]
Choose Life
6th Sunday after Epiphany February 13, 2011 Deuteronomy 30: 15-20, Matthew 5:21-37 Choose Life! Says Moses in his long sermon to his people. Today, he says, I have set before you life and prosperity, death and adversity. If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God, by loving the LORD, walking in his ways, […]