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 […]
Good News in the Wilderness
1st Sunday in Lent February 22, 2015 Mark 1:9-15 Has this ever happened to you? You’ve committed to a new healthy practice – giving up smoking, losing weight, setting aside time to read your Bible and pray every day. You have it all planned; bought the groceries, set aside the proper time and place, […]
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 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 […]