The Message of the Cross
God’s blessing is pronounced on unexpected people and revealed in unexpected but wholly (holy) profound ways.
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A Reconciling in Christ (RIC) Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Jan 22
Living the Dream
Live the dream. Live God’s dream. The kingdom of heaven is near!
- Jan 18
Who Is Jesus?
There is no easy answer here, but instead, an invitation to active participation.
- Jan 9
Dear Child of God
Before the wilderness, there is a blessing: This is my Son, the Beloved.
- Dec 25, 2022
Hopes and Fears
The hopes and fears of all the years are met here tonight.
- Dec 19, 2022
“With Blessed Joseph, Her Spouse”
Joseph became an indispensable agent of God’s story, as his wife’s song proclaims: “God lifts up the lowly.”
- Dec 12, 2022
Signs of Joy
That is the work and the joy of the gospel.
- Dec 5, 2022
Prepare
John the Baptist calls us to prepare the way of the Lord and to repent of the ways that we have hurt creation and each other.
- Nov 27, 2022
Wake Up!
Advent calls us to wake up to God’s promises for us.
- Nov 21, 2022
Christ the King (of Subversions)
This is the good news of Christ the King, who reigns from a cross:
- Nov 14, 2022
The Church Is So Much More Than That
The church is so much bigger than any building or place because the church is so much more than that.
- Nov 7, 2022
Blessed Are You
In a word, saints are blessed.
- Oct 31, 2022
It’s All About Perspective
Jesus invites us to change our perspective.
- Oct 23, 2022
Less Binary, More Welcome
Instead, Jesus calls us to move beyond division and binary thinking.
- Oct 17, 2022
A Blessing in the Wrestling
There is a blessing in our wrestling, reminding us that we are not alone.
- Oct 10, 2022
The Power of One
This is a story about the power of one that attests to the love of the One who loves us first and always.
- Oct 3, 2022
A Prophet’s Cry and Creation’s Lament
All around us, creation laments.
- Sep 26, 2022
A Sermon about the Reign of God (and Queen Elizabeth)
This message is good news for those who are hungry, cast aside, and ignored.
- Sep 19, 2022
An Unrespectable God
How much more profound is the way Christ throws off all respectability in order to save us who are lost and despairing.
- Sep 12, 2022
A Sermon for Those Who Have Been Lost
Today we hear the good news of a God who seeks us out and finds us in our lostness.
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