1st Sunday in Lent March 5, 2017 Matthew 4: 1-11 You can click on this link to read the text in Oremus Bible Browser I’m guessing this is one of the hardest stories about Jesus for any of us to relate to. I have never met the Devil face to face and had to battle […]
Being Beloved
1st Sunday in Lent March 9, 2014 Matthew 3: 13-17 and 4:1-11 We’re destined to talk about temptation today, did you get that? But I cannot talk about Jesus’ temptation by Satan in the wilderness without the story of his baptism. And I hope to convince you that you should not ever […]
The Garden of Temptation
3rd Sunday in Lent March 3, 2013 Luke 4: 1-13 Wouldn’t it be nice if the devil appeared at your side and in his most ‘used-car salesman’s’ voice propositioned you with some kind of temptation? In my experience, temptation is much sneakier than it seems in this story, and even after all the wrestling […]
The Wild Beasts
First Sunday in Lent February 26, 2012 Mark 1:9-15 If you want to be a pastor, the first step is to declare your intention to your synod and apply for ‘candidacy.’ Anyone can go to seminary and study what pastors study, but getting to be a pastor is a longer process. You have to […]