+ A short sermon preached for Holden Evening Prayer at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL on December 3, 2014 + Text: Matthew 26:36-44 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. When my family moved to Alaska, I remember being enamored by the Land of the Midnight …
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Giving Thanks for God’s Abundance
+ A sermon preached at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL on November 26, 2014 + Text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. It seems to start earlier and earlier each year, the Christmas season. Wait, what? Did he say Christmas? The turkey is …
Trans* Day of Remembrance
Today the world remembers all of God's children who were killed in the past year because of their gender identity or expression. During the past day, I had the opportunity to participate in two worship services to remember those who are lost and forgotten by most. One included the reading of the names of the 268 …
The Faith of an Outsider
+ A sermon preached at University Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA on June 2, 2013 + Text: The Healing of the Centurion's Servant (Luke 7:1-10) Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and the Lord Jesus Christ, who comforts us when we cry, heals us when we hurt, and exposes us to faith in new and …
Take Me As I Am, For I Was Born This Way
+ A Lenten reflection preached at University Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA on March 13, 2013 + Text: Take, O Take Me As I Am, Psalm 139:1-18, 23-24 How many of us have faced hardship for being who we are? Have you been ridiculed or laughed at? Who among us has lamented that they were a certain, different way? …
Often Prodigal, Always Forgiven
+ My first ever sermon. I preached at University Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA on March 10, 2013 + Text: The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:1-3,11b-32) Grace and peace to you from God our Parent and the Lord Jesus Christ, who welcomes us back when we stray, comforts us when we hurt, and picks …
St. Paul on God’s Love
"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39 (NRSV) This powerful passage from …
Pastor Paul Eldred 