Ephesians 2:1-10 …and we were by nature children of wrath. But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ — by grace you have been saved— … (Ephesians 2:3b-5) I have seen it …
Tag: Lent 4B
Light and Darkness
John 3:14-21 I find myself remembering Lyle this week-end. Lyle was a member of my first congregation. He was number seven or eight in a line of children — all then in their late 60’s or 70’s, all still living, and for the most part, all still living within reach of one another. He was …
Wearing My Sin on the Front of My Alb
John 3:14-21 It was, in fact, the first time I had ever preached on this Gospel text. I was in my first year of seminary and I was preaching that Sunday morning in my teaching parish at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in St. Paul. Since this would be the first time I actually stepped into …