Posts from Pastor Daniel
Dear Isaac … Love, Abraham
Pastor Daniel’s sermon on the near-sacrifice of Isaac, Genesis 21:1-3, 22:1-14 A letter from a father to his son. Isaac, my son, whom I love, For many years now there has been between us a silence, an unspoken conversation about that day. You’ve never asked or said anything about it. I don’t know if that’s […]
Posted on September 18, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
It’s been 500 years – so what IS a Lutheran?
Beginning Sunday, September 17th, Ascension will explore what it means to be a Lutheran. What’s grace got to do with it? How about the Bible? Or Jesus? Or hymns? We’ll be reading together Kelly Fryer’s very accessible “Reclaiming the ‘L’ Word.” Copies are available and there are multiple times throughout the week to meet. Come […]
Posted on September 14, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
A New World
Pastor Daniel’s sermon on 9/3/17 on Revelation 21:1-6, 22:1-5 “But when I see these glimmers, I realize that even without this new society I’ve so longed for, little tastes appear here and there – sometimes even in really big ways. And I realize that I’m not responsible for them. God brings them about, sneaks into […]
Posted on September 5, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Sealed to Stand
Pastor Daniel’s sermon for August 20, 2017 When horses ride and threaten not just our livelihood or lives but threaten who we are, sealed by God we stand confident that we are still our most authentic selves – loved by God. When the sky falls around us and all pretensions of self-reliance are laid bare, […]
Posted on August 21, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Our Hope Rests With The Lamb
Pastor Daniel’s sermon for August 13, 2017 on Revelation 5:1-13 “Despite our wishes, that mystery is never fully revealed. Instead, what gives us hope is knowing that that word from God rests with the lamb. What God’s will for us is? What rests on God’s heart? What’s on God’s mind in crazy times like these? […]
Posted on August 14, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
God’s Work, Our Hands
Join up to 200 members from 6 ELCA congregations in Colorado Springs for an afternoon of service on September 10 from noon-3pm with a closing ceremony at Christ the King from 3:30-4:00. This year’s event may be our biggest yet, and will include new projects like working with One Nation and doing a Kids Against […]
Posted on August 1, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Faith Seeking Understanding
Last spring we started “Faith Seeking Understanding” – a book club that starts from our place of faith and wrestles with challenging issues or realities in our world. We had two great discussions on books related to race in America. This August, we’re going to read together “A Mother’s Reckoning” by Sue Klebold. Sue’s son, […]
Posted on July 26, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
No Nobodies
Pastor Daniel’s sermon on July 23, 2017 on Luke 20:45-21:4 “If you don’t believe you matter to God, you might try to prove your power, your place in this world. And you might trample on those who are supposedly below you in order to do so. Devour a few widows, so to speak. And if […]
Posted on July 26, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Camel, Needle, and Making a God Out of Money
Pastor Daniel’s sermon on Luke 18:18-30: “We want the problem not to be money, but the love of money. But we only want that because we love money. … If we are all held by the false god of money who lets us down, then where does our hope lie? In the God who made […]
Posted on July 10, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
A Place for You At the Table
Pastor Daniel’s sermon for July 2, 2017 on Luke 14:12-24 No matter who you are, at this table, Jesus is the host and is glad you’re here. Jesus is thrilled to share this meal with you. This meal that matters. This meal that matters too much to the host to limit it. This meal which […]
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