+ A sermon preached for Reformation Sunday at First Lutheran Church, St. Peter, MN on October 25, 2015 + Texts: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Romans 3:19-28, John 8:31-36 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Freedom. If ever there were a buzzword in our American society, I would say …
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The Fight is Not Over
Today is truly a day of joyous celebration and thanksgiving. It’s a day that I am honestly surprised has come as quickly as it has. Just over 11 years ago, Massachusetts first allowed same-sex couples to be legally married. This was less than a year after Lawrence v. Texas struck down bans nationwide on sexual …
Caitlyn Jenner and the Family of God
+ A sermon preached for Pentecost 2B at Lake View Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL on June 7, 2015 + Texts: 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-35 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I would like to thank you all for welcoming me to worship with you this morning. I’m …
“What is to Prevent Me?” A Sermon on Acts 8
+ A sermon in a preaching lab for Easter 5B at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Chicago, IL on May 6, 2015 + Text: Acts 8:26-40 Video Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I think it’s safe to say that we are all in a transitional …
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The Connection to Christ and to Our Neighbors
+ A sermon preached for Easter 5B at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL on May 2 & 3, 2015 + Texts: 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8 Audio Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I hate goodbyes. I doubt anyone actually likes goodbyes, but I know I’m just …
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The Healing Power of Touch
+ A short sermon preached for a midweek Lenten healing worship service at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL on March 4, 2015 + Text: Matthew 9:18-25 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. We live in what has been called a “touch-phobic society.” Whether we are crammed on …
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? …
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 