This sermon was originally preached on July 5, 2026, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Waukegan. Relevant lectionary readings can be found here (first reading and Psalm are semi-continuous). This sermon focuses especially on the Epistle to the Romans. Today we read a letter from the Apostle Paul to the church in Rome. Anytime we […]
This sermon was preached at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Darien on Pride Sunday before they voted to officially become a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) Congregation. The story often called “The Prodigal Son” is familiar to many of us. The younger son of a wealthy man demands their inheritance, leaves home, squanders everything, and […]
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 […]
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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