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 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 […]
Originally preached on Pentecost at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis. See the video here. Relevant lectionary readings here. “And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.” Amen A violent wind. Violent. There have been a lot […]
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