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Departure
Dear friends, Yesterday, Trinity Lutheran Church, an ELCA congregation in Owatonna, Minnesota, voted to call me to serve as their senior pastor. I have decided to accept the call and so I will be resigning my position as pastor at Lord of Life. Trinity is a wonderful congregation, and this is a tremendous opportunity for…
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All
“All” Matthew 26:26-29 Pastor Todd Buegler Lord of Life Lutheran Church April 26-27, 2014 Grace and peace to you, from God our Creator and from Jesus Christ, who welcomes all. Amen. I believe that how we eat our meals can tell us a lot about the kind of life we lead. For example: if you…
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Holy Ground
“Holy Ground” Mark 9:2-8 Pastor Todd Buegler March 1-2, 2014 Grace and peace to you, from God our Creator and from Jesus Christ, who calls us to follow. Amen. I have a theory. I believe that everybody has a place that is meaningful to them. It is a place where you may go to recharge…
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“Kingdom” Mark 4:26-32 Pastor Todd Buegler Lord of Life Lutheran Church January 18-19, 2014 Grace and peace to you, from God our Creator and from Jesus Christ, our Savior, and Lord. Amen. “I can’t believe that something so tiny can have such a huge effect on me.” The words were spoken by my friend, John,…
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Light
“Light” Isaiah 2:1-5 Pastor Todd Buegler Lord of Life Lutheran Church November 16-17, 2013 Grace and peace to you, from God our Creator and from Jesus Christ, who is light in the darkness. Amen. You might remember a few years ago, at roughly this time of year, we had a pretty massive Wednesday night thunderstorm…
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Heads Up: A Confirmation Sermon
“Heads Up” Luke 24:13-35 Pastor Todd Buegler October 26 & 27, 2013 Lord of Life Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, and from Jesus, the Son of God, who restores the world! Amen. I love to play games, and in our family, we will occasionally just have game night, where we’ll play…
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A Long Line of Something
“A Long Line of Something” Ruth 1:6-18 Pastor Todd Buegler Lord of Life Lutheran Church October 5 & 6, 2013 Grace and peace to you, from God our Creator and from Jesus Christ, who is our Savior. Amen. We all come from a long line of something. We all have a history…a background. And those…
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“Pastrix”
I will select very carefully who I recommend reads this book. I’ll do so for two reasons: The language Nadia uses in her book is going to cause problems for some people. She is raw, she is honest, she is herself. And she can express herself with colorful metaphors better than any other pastor I’ve…
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Remembering Lyle Tjosaas
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There are not words
Three times now, I’ve experienced the kind of grief that feels like the kind of a kick in the stomach that it can knock you over. Three times. For Jim, one of my best friends from college, who died in 1989. For my father, Jerry Buegler, who died in 1999. And yesterday, for my father-in-law,…
Test Driving Theology
Sermons and thoughts from Pastor Todd