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Fishers of People, Troublers of Empire

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Post date January 25, 2026
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This sermon was originally preached on January 25, 2026 at both Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church and Trinity Ingleside Lutheran Church. Relevant lectionary readings can be found here. “The church should stay out of politics!” That’s something I heard a lot growing up. For some people, I think, it was an opinion that was […]

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This sermon was first preached at Trinity Lutheran Church in Evanston, Illinois on December 28, 2025. Relevant lectionary texts can be found here. Video of the service can be found here. This is a hard Sunday. It comes too close to Christmas. The lights are still glowing. The cookies are still soft. Some of us […]

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