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A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Who gets God’s mercy? Not them! Jesus certainly seems to have a knack for upsetting the orthodox, religiously impeccable Jewish authorities. Their carefully defined practices for maintaining ritual purity have been debated by the wisest of rabbis over time and serve as their assurance that they will be received into the presence of the Most […]
– June 4, 2017 – Text: Acts 2:1-42 – Today is Pentecost. We come to this Sunday that ends the Easter season in the church year anticipating an exuberant festival to celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. Wait… did I say exuberant?? In a Lutheran church?? Let’s be honest here. Lutherans are not known […]
– Ascension Sunday – May 28, 2017 – Let’s talk about the ascension of Jesus. It’s one of those mysterious events that’s a source of awe and wonder for believers, and a source of skepticism and scorn from non-believers who consider the account of Jesus’ ascension to be a fantasy tale, constructed to support the […]
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST–B Pr. 11; LECTIONARY 16 July 19, 2015 Peace Lutheran, Grass Valley CA THE FUNNIES: Sitting by the window of her convent one evening, Sister Barbara opened a letter from her parents which contained a $100 bill. Sister Barbara smiled at the gesture. While she read the letter, she noticed a […]
Paul message is that matters that we look like Christ. It matters that we are chosen. It matters that we’re adopted. It matters what we reflect in life, in our daily lives of faith. So, it matters to be chosen because we are blessed.