+ An Advent devotional written for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL for December 4, 2014 + Today the Church commemorates St. John of Damascus, Syrian monk and priest, defender of icons, and Father of the Church. “Previously there was absolutely no way in which God, who has neither a body nor a face, could be …
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Stay Awake Amidst the Darkness
+ 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 …
Pastor Paul Eldred 