Sermon: Birthday Stories (Christmas Eve)
Sermon Text: Luke 2.1–15. I originally preached this on Christmas Eve, 2019, at Atonement Lutheran Church in Beloit, WI. It’s too easy to allow birthdays… Read More »Sermon: Birthday Stories (Christmas Eve)
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Drinking from an Empty Glass (Audio): Introduction
Today, I’m starting to turn my book, Drinking from an Empty Glass: Living Out of a Meaningless Spirituality, into an audiobook. It will take a while… Read More »Drinking from an Empty Glass (Audio): Introduction
Sermon: Are You Hungry?
Sermon Text: Luke 19.1-10. I originally preached this sermon on November 3, 2019, at Atonement Lutheran Church in Beloit. The live version was actually a… Read More »Sermon: Are You Hungry?
Sermon: Creating Space for Ephiphany
Sermon text: Matthew 2.1-12. I originally preached this sermon at Atonement Lutheran Church in Beloit on January 6, 2019. Life can be overwhelming. It’s easy to… Read More »Sermon: Creating Space for Ephiphany
Sermon: Taking Time to Remember
Sermon text: Psalm 78. 1-4, 12-16. I originally preached this sermon at Atonement Lutheran Church in Beloit on October 2, 2017. I’ve grown a lot… Read More »Sermon: Taking Time to Remember
Disheveled Blog
Moving the blog I’ve had for more than a decade is apparently not without consequence. Unfortunately, it has had an effect on formatting. I do… Read More »Disheveled Blog
Sermon: Listening to the Cry of the Heart
Puppy Loki at about 7 months after getting a hold of packing paper. I was invited to preach at Atonement Lutheran Church in Beloit, WI.… Read More »Sermon: Listening to the Cry of the Heart
Podcast: Rule of Faith, Rule of Love, Rule of Hope
And now for something completely different. It’s time to go back to podcasting. My friends of The Fringe hooked me up with great theme music.… Read More »Podcast: Rule of Faith, Rule of Love, Rule of Hope
Garbage Out, Garbage In (or “Meet Lugh”)
Celebration Pic for Lugh’s 2-Month Anniversaryin His New Home Lugh is my newest canine companion. I met him at Free Spirit Siberian Rescue (where I volunteer).… Read More »Garbage Out, Garbage In (or “Meet Lugh”)
Abraham’s Faith and Divine Psychosis
It has been a while since I’ve done a sermon. This is based on the lectionary passage for June 29th, 2014 (which is when I… Read More »Abraham’s Faith and Divine Psychosis