Texts: John 1: 10-18 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. As I reflected on today’s Gospel, I was struck by the theme of light and darkness. A light that shines in the darkness, that leads through uncertainty into overwhelming joy, to grace upon grace. I was thinking on this theme […]

Text: Luke 2:1-20 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. What does the message of Christmas speak to? Why is the birth of this poor child in a manger thousands of years ago relevant to us, on this night of 2024? Christmas is the fulfillment of a great promise, it was […]

Text: Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:7-18 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. One of my personal heroes is the former Secretary General of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold. He was not only a prominent peacemaker in a time of crisis, but also a very spiritual man of Lutheran Christian […]