Luke 23:1-56 Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion March 28th, 2009 “Every Little Word” Every little word in the Passion account of our Lord is ...

Luke 20:9-20 Lent 5 March 21st, 2010 “Get Rid of Jesus?” “Let's get rid of Jesus,” they said. The Pharisees were out to get him, and he...

Luke 15:11-31 Lent 4 March 14th, 2009 “Reckless Love” Reckless behavior. That's what sin is. It doesn't care about the consequence...

Luke 13:1-9 Lent 3 March 7th, 2009 “Righteous and Wicked” Would you rather be righteous, or wicked? Without the context of Ezekiel 33, most...

Philippians 3:7 - 4:1 Lent 2 February 28th , 2009 “Us and Them” There are certain aspects of our culture that promote an “us and them” menta...

An interesting insight from the sermon I heard at Pr. Roemke's church this weekend. Preaching on Christ's temptation, he said some...

Thanks to Scott Diekmann for putting together a clearinghouse type list of numerous blog posts about the LCMS proposed restructuring: http:/...

If "Casual Fridays" can be taken too far in the workplace - what about the worship-place? Numerous churches tout their casual or i...

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a Epiphany 5 February 7th, 2009 “Who Loves Like That?” Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not ...

Luke 4:31-44 Epiphany 4 January 31, 2009 “The Holy One of God” Our Epiphany season continues to present us with Gospel readings that answer ...

What's a Congregation to Do? Reflections on the mission and ministry of the local congregation Rev. Tom Chryst - Elders' Retreat Jan...

Once again I participated in a Pastors' Round Table segment on Issues, Etc. Lutheran radio program. With Pastors Nebel and Walther, we...

Luke 4:16-30 Epiphany 3 January 24, 2009 “The Hometown Preacher” As a preacher, it's always good to take note of how and what Jesus prea...

John 2:1-11 Epiphany 2 January 17, 2009 “The REAL Bridegroom” Jesus first miracle seems unplanned. It happened at a wedding, at the request...

Luke 2:21-22 The Baptism of Our Lord January 10, 2009 “Baptized for You” Short of his death and resurrection, it has been suggested that Jes...

Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 New Year's Eve December 31, 2009 “Nothing New” What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be...

December 27th 2009 John 21:20-25 “St. John” In the month of December, we have had the opportunity to hear the Gospel in connection with vari...

Christmas Day 2009 Luke 2:1-20 “Christmas is. Christmas isn't” It's finally here. After all the preparations, all the waiting, all...

Midweek Advent 3 – December 16, 2009 Matthew 2:10-12 “Myrrh for the Prophet” The wise men brought their gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrr...