I struggled a lot with temptation during my call process. After years of trying to find a church and being met with more silence than conversation, fear and doubt started to...
I felt really lucky growing up in North Carolina. Greensboro is located on the northern border between North Carolina and Virginia in the center of the state. What was incredibly exciting...
Epiphany 6A – Matthew 5:21-27 In my second year of school at Wake Divinity my Christian Ethics class was discussing whether or not war could ever be considered “just.” About halfway...
Sermon for Advent 2ATrinity Lutheran Church, Bellerose, NY Forget it…I’ll just go to Seminary… My call to ministry started out as a sarcastic comment. In the fall of 2010, I was...
When I was about 8 years old, I found myself at a public pool with friends. I’d taken swimming lessons for a couple of months and had mustered up the courage...
Gospel Reading: Luke 6:20-31 (NRSV) 20 Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 “Blessed are you who...
I had the opportunity to co-preach with my friend and colleague Josh Evans this past weekend. We preached at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chicago at both their South Loop and...
A Reading from Acts 2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent...
This was my Senior Chapel Sermon at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago preached on Monday March 14, 2016. The Scripture reading was “The Anointing at Bethany” found in the...
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