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Purpose

At some time or other each of us has struggled with with finding purpose— times when we have questioned the direction of our lives.

Blessed For Love

I recently returned from a trip to Florida with my daughter. It was wonderful. I saw family I hadn’t seen in over 20 years. I took my

Light is Love

I am humbled that I would be asked again to stand before you and share. What a privilege that you want to know what I think. Just so you

Does God Show Partiality?

God shows no partiality? Really? GIVE… ME… a break. Well at least that’s what Peter claimed in Acts 10: 34, “Peter began to speak to

It is Time

The other day I finally saw the movie, “Forbidden Planet,” from start to finish. It is set in the future, of course, -- the 23rd century --

What’s In a Name?

Today we celebrate “The Name of Jesus,” and that got me thinking about names.

Look into the Manger

Ah, Christmas! It comes around every year! I’m not going too far out onto a limb to say that there is no other holiday — no other time of

How it Happened

“Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. . . . . .” When we hear those words, we expect the words that follow to tell us

Blessed

Martin Luther wrote the Small Catechism as a way for people to learn about and talk about their faith at home

Wildness or Wilderness

Patty and I have been watching the reality series, “Alone”— 10 people are taken to separate locations to see how long they can survive in

He Remembers

I spent a good portion of the third grade in the hallway. It’s not that I was a bad kid. I wasn’t causing trouble. I just couldn’t pay

One Truth Over All

Please forgive me for beginning this sermon with some bleak and heavy history— but I think it will be helpful to us as we consider the

Time after Pentecost

I am not a preacher. I don’t think I would be a very good one actually. When I first started trying to formulate something to talk about

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