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“I will fear no evil for you are with me,” Funeral sermon on Psalm 23 for J, October 31, 2015
I got my hair cut on Thursday, and the girl who cut my hair asked me, “So, do you have any plans for Halloween?” and I said, “No, not really. Then I remembered my plans for the day and I … Continue reading
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Some additional thoughts on Psalm 23, April 30, 2015
The twenty-third psalm can seem like a fluff poem. Perhaps that’s because it’s present everywhere– on those little folders you get from funeral homes, on wall plaques, and in the art depicting Jesus, the Good Shepherd. It’s part of our standard … Continue reading
“The Confessions of David, the Shepherd King” Sermon on Psalm 23 for Easter 4, April 23/26, 2015
I used to have a children’s Bible. It was a regular Bible, but with pictures of some of the Bible stories. In the psalms—I think it may have even been on the page opposite Psalm 23, there was a picture … Continue reading
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An Easter Treasure: Psalm 16, Newsletter Devotion for May 2014
King David’s famous “Shepherd Psalm” is indeed a well-beloved part of God’s Word and is full of teaching about God’s care and comfort for us in our troubles. I’m afraid it might be too much of a favorite—so much that … Continue reading
“King David’s 1000 BC Easter Joy” Sermon for Easter 4, April 18/21, 2013
The Sundays after Easter all have the emphasis on the risen Christ and his appearances to his disciples… except for one. The Fourth Sunday of Easter is “Good Shepherd Sunday.” Although we don’t read about Jesus appearing to his disciples, the … Continue reading
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“Jesus is risen. What more can you say?” Sermon on Luke 24:1-12, Easter Day, March 31, 2013
A. A week ago I was talking with some of my co-workers about preaching for Easter, and I jokingly said, “Jesus is risen. What more can you say?” Then I sat down to write the sermon, and that was all … Continue reading
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Thoughts on the “Prayer for Peace,” from e-pulpit archives, Mar 4, 2006.
PRAYER FOR PEACE M: Lord God, all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works come from you. Give to us, your servants, that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey your commandments. … Continue reading
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Christian Education: Our Greatest Need, Our Highest Priority Sermon on several texts for Christian Education Sunday, Pentecost 15, September 6/9, 2012
Do you need some guidance? I think we would agree that some of the sweetest words of Scripture are in that Shepherd psalm, “He leads me beside quiet waters… he guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s … Continue reading
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