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"What Does the Good Shepherd Look Like"
I’m not going to tell you that you have to pray the same way I pray. You don’t. Whatever image of God speaks most powerfully to your heart,
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Apr 25, 20217 min read


Put Your Hands On It!
Could it be that God is always loving and always reaching out to creation? If you really want something, you keep your hands on it.
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Apr 11, 20216 min read


Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
Alleluia! Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! This is our chant, our cheer for today! This day that overflows with...
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Apr 4, 20218 min read


Good Friday - Sermon
God isn’t sitting back and letting this happen; God is the one hanging on the cross, experiencing the pain.
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Apr 1, 20213 min read


Maundy Thursday - Sermon
But instead of telling his followers to avenge his death, he washes their feet and commands them to carry on washing one another’s feet.
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Mar 31, 20215 min read


A Strange Glorification
What does glorification look like? Does it look like doing something worthy of praise, doing something deserving of a reward, such as an...
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Mar 22, 20217 min read


Faith is Being Formed
Did you notice some familiar Bible verses just now? Perhaps many years ago, maybe during your confirmation class, you were required to...
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Mar 15, 20216 min read


Sweet, table-flipping Jesus
I don’t know about you, but when Jesus shows up and starts flipping tables, I get nervous. It’s not that I disagree that some tables need...
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Mar 7, 20216 min read


To Find Your Life
What are the turning points in your life? Take a moment to consider some of the places where your path changed dramatically. Maybe those...
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Mar 2, 20216 min read


Dust to Beautiful Dust 2021
Ash Wednesday, in the year of our Lord 2021—who needs ashes right now after a year like we have had? Maybe it’s just as well that a polar...
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Feb 18, 20215 min read


"Moments Worth Savoring"
To savor a moment is to look long, to drink in all of the experience, and then to remember it again and again, on purpose. What are the...
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Feb 15, 20216 min read


You DO Have a Prayer.
There is so much healing that needs to be done. After a year of Covid and isolation and sickness, political fights, protests for justice,...
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Feb 8, 20217 min read


"Welcoming"
"...I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” –Jesus (Matthew 26: 35) What a difference a welcome makes! Every time I go somewhere and...
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Jan 31, 20212 min read


"Rebuking an Evil Spirit."
Some Bibles print the words of Jesus in red letters. So since the four Gospels tell the story of Jesus, this is where you’ll find the red...
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Jan 31, 20217 min read


"Let's unpack this!"
Good morning! I’m so glad to be here in St. Louis, glad to join you this morning, since being here means I get to take a break from...
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Jan 24, 20218 min read
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