This week, we’re continuing our 8-week sermon series called “Truths Along the Way.” Our series is focusing on the truths Jesus taught through the parables. In today’s Gospel reading, you may recognize the story of “The Parable of the Talents.” It is a parable about a master who entrusts his servants with his property before heading off … More You’re Going to Need a Bigger Box
Mark was a functioning alcoholic who I met when I was doing my student chaplaincy at a treatment center in the Twin Cities. A “functioning alcoholic” is someone who is addicted to alcohol, but is able to maintain, at least for awhile, their jobs, their families and their lives. Their addiction often does great damage in these … More The God who Waits
The resurrection changes everything Everything. The resurrection of Jesus Christ has been called the single-most significant event in human history. It has been called the event that changed our relationship with God, and with each other. It has been called the event that shifted the way that humans think about the way they relate to … More This Changes Everything
Typically, when a pastor at Trinity preaches a sermon, it is on the Gospel text that is assigned for a given week in the “Revised Common Lectionary.” The Lectionary is a set of readings that takes a congregation through a large portion of the scriptures over a 3-year period. There is also an old testament … More Love Letters: A Sermon Series
Test Driving Theology 