Season of Creation: FIRE
In these weeks of the season of creation, we are looking at the Scriptures to pay particular notice to what they mention about creation. ...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Sep 8
- 4 min
Season of Creation: WATER
Salvation is about God restoring life, ability, & freedom in a way that’s life-giving for everyone. No one has to lose so that some can win
20
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Jul 21
- 5 min
Created to Be!
When Jesus went out with his disciples, there was ALWAYS work to be done: people needed healing. It couldn’t wait. It was busy, no time...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Jul 7
- 7 min
Power made perfect in weakness.
What are the things you are proud of? Your career or your accomplishments? Maybe your home or something you created? Your cultural...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Jun 16
- 5 min
You don’t know what might grow!
"The way Jesus describes it, the dominion of God is going on right under your feet, in the really ordinary and simple stuff..."
40
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Jun 9
- 6 min
Christian Family Values
Sometimes we talk about Jesus as if he was a theological construct or a dispassionate miracle worker who roamed the earth for a time and...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Jun 2
- 7 min
Sabbath of abundant life
We always have more to learn and consider about how to follow God’s law and honor the Sabbath, and also how to honor other people.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- May 26
- 9 min
Holy, Holy, Holy Trinity
But even if our language about God is clumsy, we can’t give up trying to praise God.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- May 19
- 7 min
Welcome the Overwhelming Holy Spirit
There are no answers for overwhelmings; there are only postures. That means you get to choose how to respond.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- May 12
- 7 min
Jesus—A Vision of Mercy
In Jesus, God brings peace and mercy rather than retribution and revenge.
40
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- May 5
- 6 min
Seminex—Living a Consequential Faith
When I was in seminary in Austin, Texas, I checked out a few books from the library stamped with the name “Christ Seminary-Seminex.” ...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Apr 28
- 8 min
A productive vine.
We think we know what a productive vine looks like—healthy growth, uniformly green and without blemishes, luscious fruit that is pleasing...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Apr 21
- 6 min
The Healing Shepherd
Today’s Gospel reading is only a piece of a bigger puzzle. Just before the part we read today, Jesus says, “I came that they may have...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Mar 31
- 5 min
Witnesses of resurrection
They said NOTHING to ANYONE, for they were AFRAID. GET IT? Do you get it? It’s a joke. Okay, maybe it’s a joke. These words are the...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Mar 28
- 5 min
Maundy Thursday
But I have one question for you: when will Jesus wash your feet?
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Mar 19
- 4 min
Fifth week of Lent: Solemn Reproach #10
It’s important to realize there’s room at the table for Christians and Jews.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Mar 12
- 7 min
Fourth week of Lent: Solemn Reproach #7
Humans are always in need of God’s grace. If we create enemies based on our understanding of sin, then we commit the sin.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Mar 10
- 5 min
Facing the Snake
Facing the snake means facing the truth, acknowledging what is broken. Pretending there’s no problem can only lead to death.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Mar 5
- 4 min
Third week of Lent: Solemn Reproach #4
Jesus said to his disciples, “I am the vine, you are the branches.”
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
- Mar 3
- 6 min
Make it make sense.
I can imagine that the Ten Commandments didn’t make a lot of sense at first, either.
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