Happy New Year! Tuesdays on the blog mean that I have the pleasure of sharing some links to things that I have found interesting and thought provoking over the previous week with all of you. Because it has been a few weeks since the last issue of the links, there are quite a few posts related to Christmas, Advent, and New Year’s in here. To … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Tuesdays on the blog mean that I have the pleasure of sharing some links to things that I have found interesting and thought provoking over the previous week with all of you. To help make sense of all that I have read, I have grouped these links by the following categories: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Neighbor Love; Stewardship; and Miscellaneous. I … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Tuesdays on the blog mean that I have the pleasure of sharing some links to things that I have found interesting and thought provoking over the previous week with all of you. To help make sense of all that I have read, I have grouped these links by the following categories: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Stewardship; Vocation; and … Continue reading This Week’s Links
This Advent season I am going to reflect on a hymn or carol daily as part of my spiritual practices. I am not sure where all these reflections will take me, but in conversation with my spiritual director, I am going to leave room for both “the head stuff” and “the heart stuff.” Some days might be more of one or another. I invite you … Continue reading Lost in the Night- an Advent Devotional for Dec. 2, 2017
I had the great privilege to be with the people of Christ Lutheran Church in Louisville, Nebraska on Sunday October 22nd, 2017, thanks to the invitation from my friend, Pastor Emily Johnson. The sermon focused on the appointed readings from the revised common lectionary for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 29A), especially Matthew 22:15-22, and Psalm 96:1-9. What follows is the majority of the … Continue reading ‘Give to God What is God’s’ – Taxes, Stewardship, & our relationship with God
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 22, 2017: Revised Common Lectionary- Time after Pentecost 20A Lectionary 29 First Lesson: Isaiah 45:1-7 Psalm 96:1-9 [10-13] Second Lesson: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Gospel of … Continue reading Preaching on Stewardship- October 22, 2017
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