Category Archives: Fear

A POSTSCRIPT ON BETHLEHEM

I declare this congregation, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, to be closed, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. [Service of Leave Taking; Evangelical Lutheran Worship- Occasional Services for the Assembly] I recited the above words for the first time in public on Sunday, December 28, 2014, at theContinue reading “A POSTSCRIPT ON BETHLEHEM”

FERGUSON – FIGURE OF FRUSTRATION

O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence— 2as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil— to make your name known to your adversaries, so that the nations might tremble at your presence! [Isaiah 64:1-2]  If I were toContinue reading “FERGUSON – FIGURE OF FRUSTRATION”

I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU ORPHANED

I’m not in the habit of posting sermons for a variety of reasons. Chief among the reasons is that a sermon is written for proclaiming, not for reading. I’m convinced the reader will find my manuscript quite boring given that I tend to preach in the neighborhood of 18-20 minutes. An essay of more than,Continue reading “I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU ORPHANED”