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Preaching on Stewardship- May 24, 2020- Ascension Sunday and/or The Seventh Sunday of Easter

In this odd time of worshipping online, I wonder how many congregations might move Ascension to Sunday, or who might use this opportunity with online worship to worship both on Thursday online for Ascension and Sunday for the Seventh Sunday of Easter? Either way, I am going to offer a few thoughts and questions to consider from all of the appointed readings. To this end, … Continue reading Preaching on Stewardship- May 24, 2020- Ascension Sunday and/or The Seventh Sunday of Easter

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Sermon: A Message and Mission of Hope in the Midst of Calamity and Emptiness

Originally posted on This is the Day:
Sunday, April 12, 2020Easter SundaySalem Lutheran Church, Fontanelle, NEPreachers: Pastor Day Hefner, Pastor Allison Siburg, Pastor Shari Schwedhelm, Pastor Heidi WallaceWatch video of this serviceimage source Pastor Day HefnerSt. John’s Lutheran Church, Schuyler, NE Good morning and happy Easter once again to you all!??It has been a delight and privilege to get to gather with these wonderful colleagues… Continue reading Sermon: A Message and Mission of Hope in the Midst of Calamity and Emptiness

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Lives of Discipleship and Stewardship Aren’t Always Easy, But They Matter! – a Stewardship sermon for Lectionary 33C/Pentecost 23C

It was a joy to be with the good people of Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska this morning (Sunday November 17, 2019). Thank you so much Pastor Carm Aderman for the invitation and to the whole congregation for the warm welcome. I was invited to come and preach on stewardship and lead an adult forum conversation between worship services. What follows is the … Continue reading Lives of Discipleship and Stewardship Aren’t Always Easy, But They Matter! – a Stewardship sermon for Lectionary 33C/Pentecost 23C

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Returning to God, what is God’s – a stewardship sermon for the First Sunday of Lent

It was a joy to be with the good people of Zion Lutheran in Gothenburg, Nebraska today (March 10, 2019) thanks to the invitation from Pastor Carol Mapa. I was invited to visit, preach on stewardship, and meet with the congregation’s council. What follows is the majority of the manuscript I preached from based on the texts appointed for the First Sunday of Lent (Year … Continue reading Returning to God, what is God’s – a stewardship sermon for the First Sunday of Lent

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Preaching on Stewardship- March 3, 2019- Transfiguration of Our Lord

Every Monday I share a few tidbits, nuggets, or ideas for incorporating some stewardship themes in your preaching. This week’s nuggets based on the appointed readings from the Revised Common Lectionary and Narrative Lectionary for the Transfiguration of Our Lord are as follows: Sunday March 3, 2019: Revised Common Lectionary- The Transfiguration of Our Lord (Year C) First Lesson: Exodus 34:29-35 Psalm 99 Second Lesson: … Continue reading Preaching on Stewardship- March 3, 2019- Transfiguration of Our Lord

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Preaching on Stewardship- October 7, 2018

Happy Monday! Every Monday I share a few tidbits, nuggets, or ideas for incorporating some stewardship themes in your preaching. This week’s stewardship nuggets based on the appointed readings by the Revised Common Lectionary and Narrative Lectionary are as follows: Sunday October 7, 2018: Revised Common Lectionary- The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Time after Pentecost- Lectionary 27- Year B) First Lesson: Genesis 2:18-24 Psalm 8 Second … Continue reading Preaching on Stewardship- October 7, 2018

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This Week’s Links

Tuesdays on the blog means that it is time to share some links to things that I have read and found interesting over the past week. To help make sense of the links, I have grouped them in the following categories: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Stewardship; Vocation; and Miscellaneous. I hope you enjoy this … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Returning to “Why,” in Hopes of Getting Off the Consumer Escalator

The following is an excerpt of a post that I wrote for the COMPASS blog in late November, pondering about faith and life in light of the ups and downs of our consumer culture. Please read this if you are interested, and then follow the link to the whole post and join the #faithandfinances conversation with COMPASS. I want us to dig into the question … Continue reading Returning to “Why,” in Hopes of Getting Off the Consumer Escalator

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This Week’s Links

Happy Tuesday! Each week on the blog I get to share some of what I have seen, read, and found interesting and thought provoking over the past week. To help make sense of all of these links, I have grouped them by the following categories: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; and Miscellaneous. … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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2015 in review

The WordPress.com stats people prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog, and I am grateful for their work. Based on the following report, it has been another great year of: conversation, engaged discourse, and pondering; of readership and growth; of new topics and questions. Looking back at 2015, I am grateful for all of you who continue to join me in the conversation. I look … Continue reading 2015 in review

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