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A Holy Ruckus

4th Sunday of AdventLuke 1:39-55 (Psalmody and Gospel Text)Sunday, December 20, 2009Day after 17″ snowfall in DC area – 7th largest recorded storm of all time Grace to you and peace, from the one who is, and who was, and who is to come. Amen. John the Baptist gets all the credit for being theContinue reading “A Holy Ruckus”

A Straight Path in our Spiritual Garage

Second Sunday of AdventLuke 3:1-6Sunday, December 6, 2009Service of Advent Lessons and Carols Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come. Amen. In just one year, my family has managed to clutter up the garage of the parsonage.You see, there is no way that we’d everContinue reading “A Straight Path in our Spiritual Garage”

Love. Freedom. Kingdom.

Christ the King Sunday (Lectionary 34)Revelation 1:4b-8November 22, 2009 Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come. Amen. Love. Freedom. Kingdom.If I were to read those words with a dramatic voice, they almost sound like the tag-line for a summer blockbuster movie about a fictionalContinue reading “Love. Freedom. Kingdom.”

Invitation and Abundance

Lectionary 32 (23rd Sunday after Pentecost) 1 Kings 17:8-16; Mark 12:23-44 November 8, 2009 Pledge Sunday Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. I don’t watch television much, except perhaps for a late night comedy show or the occasional World Series featuring my hometown Philadelphia Phillies.ButContinue reading “Invitation and Abundance”

Looking Forward

Reformation SundayJeremiah 31:31-34October 25, 2009 Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Today in Havertown, PA, my hometown just outside of Philadelphia, members of Temple Lutheran Church are wearing red to mark the festival that we too celebrate here today: Reformation Sunday.However, unlike the stately red tieContinue reading “Looking Forward”