1st Sunday in Advent; December 1, 2013, Year A
Isaiah 2.1-5, Psalm 122, Romans 13.11-14, Matthew 24.36-44
Pastor Renee Splichal Larson
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Last Sunday evening I was flipping through channels and came to a TV station in which a man was quite animated, talking about the immanent return of Jesus. He had proof. He held up news articles about Israel and Palestine, how Israel was acquiring more and more...
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Christ the King, Year C Nov. 24, 2013
Jeremiah 23.1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1.11-20; Luke 23.33-43
Pastor Renee Splichal Larson
Grace to you and peace from the One who did not step down off the cross, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
In 2007, when I was in seminary, I had to choose a topic in which to write my Systematic Theology paper. As a form of torture, I chose to write it on the significance of the death of Jesus. This in itself became a faith crisis for me because I felt if I...
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25th Sunday After Pentecost; November 10, 2013
Job 19.23-27a; Psalm 17.1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2.1-5, 13-17; Luke 20.27-38
Pastor Renee Splichal Larson
Grace to you and peace from the One who has been crucified and raised from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
“I believe in the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.” This is the last sentence of what we say when we recite the Apostle’s Creed. The creed is essentially a statement of faith, what we believe. ...
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22nd Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday, October 20.2013, Year C
Genesis 32.22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3.14-4.5; Luke 18.1-8
Pastor Renee Splichal Larson
Grace and peace to you from the way who invites us to pray always and not lose heart, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
When I think about what it means to pray always and not lose heart I think of a modern day example of a woman named Leymah Gbowee. Leymah is an African woman from Liberia. From the years of 1989-1996, and then again in...
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