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An installation sermon for a twin pastor
I wrestled this week with whether I should have my hair cut. Normally I wear my hair much shorter, especially during the winter months when ‘hat head’ poses fashion challenges. The reason I didn’t was I looked forward to playing … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Theological Reflection
Tagged Canadian, Christ Lutheran Church, Christmas, church, discipleship, Holy Trinity, identical twins, identity, induction, installation, Jesus, Leadership, Lutheran, Martin Luther, mission, nativity, orders of ministry, ordination, pastor, priesthood of all believers, purpose, relationship, sermon, service, twin, Waterloo, Worship
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Foolish advice
The following sermon is adapted from one preached by The Rev. Dawn Hutchings of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Newmarket, Ontario. You can read her excellent sermon on pastordawn.com. In her introduction she thanks a couple of professors from whom … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Theological Reflection
Tagged abandonment, bible, church, Cross, finding, fool, foolish, God, Gospel, grace, Jesse Eisenberg, Jesus, kenosis, losing, lost coin, lost sheep, love, Luke 15, Lutheran, Mark Ruffalo, maturity, mission, Morgan Freeman, New Testament, Now You See Me 2, passion, Pharisees, preaching, Prodigal Son, purpose, social justice, spiritual growth, St Paul, theology, Woody Harrelson
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Happy Birthday! (funeral sermon)
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?’” (John 11:25-26) It … Continue reading
Posted in Theological Reflection
Tagged belief, birthday, blessing, celebration, century, communication, death, Easter, endurance, faith, funeral, funeral sermon, God, grace, Halifax explosion, healing, history, Holy Trinity, Jesus, life, life after death, long life, Lord's Prayer, love, mission, old age, paradox, purpose, resurrection, sermon, temptation, touch
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Better together
The story is told of a wide-eyed enthusiast who visited Mother Theresa in Calcutta. Over the last century, Mother Theresa has been admired by Christians worldwide for her dedicated, self-giving work for the poorest of the poor in India. The … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Theological Reflection
Tagged breath, breathing, Calcutta, Christian, communication, creation, difference, donkey story, Eleanor Roosevelt, Henri Nouwen, holy envy, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, India, interreligious dialogue, Krister Stendahl, liturgical season, liturgy, mission, Mother Theresa, Pentecost, pneuma, purpose, relationships, Richard Rohr, sermon, spiritual growth, story, team, Teamwork, together, triune God, Worship
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Prayer: “Help”
When I heard this prayer I thought it related well and in a humorous way to how well we follow the ‘rules’ of our faith: “Dear Lord, I am happy to report, so far this day has gone well: I … Continue reading
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Tagged action, alive, Apple Tree, church, commandment to love, commandments, dependence, Easter, Easter season, Eastern Synod ELCIC, function of the Law, gift, glory of God, God, Gospel, grace, healing, help, honesty, Jesus Christ, law, Leadership, love, Lutheran, Maundy, mission, Peter Steinke, prayer, preaching, presence, purpose, receiving, Resurrection of our Lord, rules, sermon, service, St Ireneus, trust
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Today
In Andy Weir’s book and movie entitled, “The Martian”, the character played by actor Matt Damon – Mark Watney – is stranded on Mars. And he decides to survive using whatever scientific means possible and using whatever resources are at … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Andy Weir, bible, body of Christ, book, church, Corinthians, Epiphany, faith, future, good news, gospels, healing, Isaiah, Jesus, Luke, Mars, Matt Damon, ministry, mission, mission statement, movie, Nazareth, past, Paul, purpose, questions, scripture, scroll, sermon, social justice, spiritual growth, synagogue, teaching, The Martian, time, today, urgency, vision
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The apple of the eye
Guard me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of your wings. (Psalm 17:8) Last week’s children’s chat got me thinking even more. I told the story of ‘that mom’ who carried with her everywhere the biggest … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Apple, apple of the eye, bible, Christian, Christmas, church, community, confession, Eastern Synod, ELCIC, gift, giving, God, Gospel, grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ the Apple Tree, love, Luke, Malachi, mission, peace, preaching, preparation, privilege, prophet, Psalm, purification, purify, purpose, scripture, sermon, sin, spiritual growth, stewardship, treasurer
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