Proper 15C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago What’s up with these readings? Jeremiah declared, “Is not my word like fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” (Jeremiah 23:29). Dear church what rocks are we willing to allow God’s “hammer” to shatter in our lives? Will we allow God’s hammering to […]
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Proper 14C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago “Do not be afraid Abram.” “Do not be afraid little flock.” These words from our gospel and first reading are perhaps the most often repeated message God ever speaks to human beings. ‘Do not be afraid’ the angels say to Zechariah, to Mary, and to the shepherds. Do not be […]
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Proper 11C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago Imagine holding a single grain of sand at arm’s length. That’s roughly the area of the night sky we saw this week in the very first picture taken by the James Webb Space Telescope now in orbit four times further from earth than the moon. In that photo, rather than […]
Proper 10C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago The lawyer who stood to test Jesus already knew the answer to his question. So do we. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”’ As Jesus […]
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Proper 9C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago If you pull a coin from your pocket (any coin) and read what’s written, you’ll find the words “Liberty” and “In God We Trust.” The torch of Lady Liberty shines with arm uplifted, defiantly proclaiming a welcome to distant shores “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning […]
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Proper 8C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago The house I grew up in Colorado is about a mile from the foothills. Those hills were an inviting destination for me and the kids in my neighborhood. On one impromptu hike in the hills, we were joined by a little gray terrier, whose name I can’t remember, who didn’t […]
Proper 7C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago I gassed up the minivan this week. You know what that means. For the first time ever, I paid more than $100 to fill my tank. The tank wasn’t on even empty. $5 gasoline (and $6 in some places) is easy to complain about. But then in oil rich Norway […]
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Bring the Hammer Down
SermonProper 15C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago What’s up with these readings? Jeremiah declared, “Is not my word like fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” (Jeremiah 23:29). Dear church what rocks are we willing to allow God’s “hammer” to shatter in our lives? Will we allow God’s hammering to […]
Take My Hand
SermonProper 14C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago “Do not be afraid Abram.” “Do not be afraid little flock.” These words from our gospel and first reading are perhaps the most often repeated message God ever speaks to human beings. ‘Do not be afraid’ the angels say to Zechariah, to Mary, and to the shepherds. Do not be […]
The Who’s Hear Horton
SermonProper 11C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago Imagine holding a single grain of sand at arm’s length. That’s roughly the area of the night sky we saw this week in the very first picture taken by the James Webb Space Telescope now in orbit four times further from earth than the moon. In that photo, rather than […]
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood?
SermonProper 10C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago The lawyer who stood to test Jesus already knew the answer to his question. So do we. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”’ As Jesus […]
A New Birth of Freedom
SermonProper 9C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago If you pull a coin from your pocket (any coin) and read what’s written, you’ll find the words “Liberty” and “In God We Trust.” The torch of Lady Liberty shines with arm uplifted, defiantly proclaiming a welcome to distant shores “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning […]
Rattle Snakes!
SermonProper 8C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago The house I grew up in Colorado is about a mile from the foothills. Those hills were an inviting destination for me and the kids in my neighborhood. On one impromptu hike in the hills, we were joined by a little gray terrier, whose name I can’t remember, who didn’t […]
A New Birth of Freedom
SermonProper 7C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago I gassed up the minivan this week. You know what that means. For the first time ever, I paid more than $100 to fill my tank. The tank wasn’t on even empty. $5 gasoline (and $6 in some places) is easy to complain about. But then in oil rich Norway […]