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got love all around me A sermon from Jesus' pivot to Jerusalem for Ash Wednesday : When I stopped running and started going to the gym, I read a few articles about how to stick with it. The reason I was joining a gym in the first place was because my discipline to keep running by myself was rapidly waning … My favorite piece of advice was to watch inspirational films. You know; Rocky, Rudy, Hoosiers, Miracle. Those kind of movies… Turns out; I’m a total sucker for these movies.  Sometimes Amanda will pop in, and catch me wiping tears from my face. “Are you crying,” she will ask. And I will mutter back, “Only the manliest of tears.” Maybe you’ve seen these movies. Even if you haven’t , though; you already know their plot.  The hero faces some challenge. Some challenge that, as things stand, the hero cannot best. To overcome the trial, the hero must go on a journey to acquire the key that will turn the tides in their favor. After not a few tribu...

i don't need 'em now   The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the 9th chapter! I have a confession... I've put my hand to the plow; and after my hands gripped the machinery, I looked back. It's true. In Jesus' estimation, I am not fit for God's empire... We'll see... We will see because just as I don't believe God is done working; done working in the world, done working in Trinity, done working in you; I believe Jesus isn't done working in me, either. So for now, I'll just confess it; I've put my hand to the plow and looked back... Let me tell you about it: I was called here, called to Trinity. Trinity, this great congregations, this congregation with a great history. The first area Lutheran congregation to have services in English, have communion every week, to call a woman pastor, to welcome any and all - regardless of race or sexual orientation, a congregation where people who voted for republi...