I’m currently reading two books: “The Scandalous God: The Use and Abuse of the Cross” by Vitor Westelle and “The Forgotten Ways” by Alan Hirsch. Westelle is a Lutheran theologian and Hirsch an Evangelical church planter.
As Hirsch recounts his story of planting a new congregation in South Melbourne, Australia he shares his vision for [...]
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29 Oct
Actively Resting
18 May
Sunday Sermon: Undergo
This is pretty close to what was preached on Sunday.
Here’s the audio if you prefer.
Undergo
Easter 6B – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
John 15:9-17, 1 John 5:1-6
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
My mother-in-law, Heidi, has the gift of creating relationships with everyone she meets. The first time I met [...]
1 Apr
Passion Week Twittered
If you are a twitter-er (tweeter? twit?) this may be of interest to you. John Chandler has set up a twitter account that will track passion week
I have created a Twitter account called @passionweek. Beginning this Sunday — Palm Sunday — you can follow along with the events of Jesus’ final week. Throughout the week, [...]
30 Mar
Preaching Portrait
Yesterday a child from the congregation handed this to me while leaving worship. I love being a pastor!
24 Feb
Jambalaya
On Sunday, the youth at church had a fundraiser to help them go to New Orleans for the National Youth Gathering of the ELCA. I was charged with making the jambalaya. Thanks to Robert and his huge pot, I cooked all Saturday and Sunday morning to make 20 gallons(!?!?!) of jambalaya. I [...]
