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200+ posts
Wow – my blog finally reached 200 posts after several years of writing. I guess it has taken me this long because I try to keep this site the place where I put substantive content, not the pithy, sarcastic stuff I’m more likely to throw on Facebook. Altogether, it’s a pretty big milestone for me. Maybe I’ll hit 500 in fewer years than it took to reach this milestone – with internship starting soon, I’ll have no shortage of topics to write about.
Family Photos, May 2009
I’ve decided to stop making my photo uploads Anneliese-centric, because once in a (long, long) while I actually take pictures of not-Anneliese. These photos are highlights from May 2009.
Something Isn’t Kosher
Occasion: Pentecost 2, Year B
Text: Ezekiel 17.22-24, Mark 4.26-34
This sermon was preached at Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Columbia, MO on 13-14 June 2009.
For the last couple of years, Jennifer and I have been dreaming about having a house of our own. We dream about what it would be like to build our own house – sometimes we think big, more often we dream about a really tiny house that has everything built-in and packed in tightly. But no matter where we dream of being, no matter what kind of house or family we envision, one thing always stays the same – we’re going to have a garden. We’ll grow food and flowers, perhaps keeping a patch of the lawn for wild grasses – heck, with any luck, there won’t be much of a lawn to mow at all. I say that because, in all seriousness, as much as I want Jennifer to have the garden that she dreams of, I harbor a terrible secret in my heart: I hate yard work.
Born Again
Occasion: Pentecost 1, Holy Trinity Sunday, Year B
Text: John 3.1-17
This sermon was preached at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Manchester, MO on 7 June 2009.
About a year and a half ago, I had the opportunity of a lifetime – I got to travel with a group of students from Wartburg Seminary on a trip to the Holy Land. We spent about a week in Bethlehem and stayed at Christmas Lutheran Church just up the street from where Jesus was born. Then we went up to the Galilee for a few days to see some important ruins, and finally we went back down to Jerusalem for a week. Jerusalem was fantastic. Not only did we get to visit old churches and holy sites in the Old City, but we also got to learn more about issues of justice and peace in the Middle East between Israelis and Palestinians. We also got to roam around the city a bit and shop for souvenirs.
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