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(I preached this sermon at Christ Lutheran Church in Harrisburg, PA on Sunday October 4, 2026. I was in response to Exodus 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 15:5-6. You can listen to the sermon audio through this link.) Last Sunday we sang “I Love to Tell the Story.” The woman who wrote...

Based on Exodus 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 15:5-6 Before we dive into the reflection, I’d like to offer just a short note.  The reading I’ve selected for this Sunday and next differs from the Narrative Lectionary selection.  This is due to the Narrative Lectionary selecting portions of Exodus 19 and 20 next week,...

(I preached this sermon on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at Christ Lutheran Church. It was in response to Genesis 39:1-23. You can listen to the audio here.) Most Sundays, a lot of you park along 13th Street or one of the side streets and walk to church. If you...

Based on Genesis 39:1-23 The Narrative Lectionary gives us a small, but important piece of Joseph’s story.  On the surface, this is the story of Joseph being brought into Potipher’s house and put in charge of the household, and Joseph rejecting Potipher’s wife’s advances and suffering as a result.  And we...

(I preached this sermon on Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Christ Lutheran Church, Harrisburg, PA. It was in response to Genesis 5:5-22; 8:6-12; and 9:8-17. You can also listen to the audio by going to this link.) We start a new stretch of scripture today. For weeks we’ve been...

Based on Genesis 6:5-22; 8:6-12; 9:8-17 We move into a new cycle in the Narrative Lectionary.  This cycle starts with the story of the flood.  It stretches out over three chapters to give us the highlight of the story.  There’s a lot to this story, and the story raises a ton of...

(I preached this sermon at Christ Lutheran Church in Harrisburg, on Sunday September 6, 2026. It was in response to Exodus 20:17. You can listen to the audio at this link.) We have come to the last Sunday in our four week walk through the Ten Commandments. Three weeks...

There are many key conflicts that exist in the world and in humanity. Often we think of spectrums where two opposites are on opposing sides of a line and are as far away from each other as possible. We assume that if we are at one end of the...

Based on Exodus 20:17 One verse.  That’s the whole reading for this Sunday.  It’s the final segment of our four week series on the Ten Commandments.   The verse reads: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female slave, ox, donkey, or anything...

(I preached this sermon at Christ Lutheran Church in Harrisburg, PA on August 30, 2026 in response to Exodus 20:12-16. You can also listen to the audio at the following link.) There is a fight going on right now in several states over whether the Ten Commandments should hang...