The Lutheran Podcast

Preached for the funeral of Mike Taylor at Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Foxboro on Saturday November 9, 2019.

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There is so much we want to know but can’t ever be certain about, and one of the most prevalent issues we face is the understanding of the Christian belief in the resurrection of the body. 

What’s tha…

Loss changes us, grief changes us, and the way we feel compelled to keep our humanity secret changes us in ways that eat away at our hearts. How can we live in the joy and sorrow that exist together …

When we hear that someone is a saint, we get all sorts of different images. When we find ourselves on the wrong side of love it often makes us feel like that kind of holiness is out of our reach. Whi…

We live in a culture that has its own measure of time and meaning that takes place away from the Church. How do we reform our understanding and thinking in a way that helps us engage a culture that d…

What do a widow fighting with an unjust judge, Jacob using his family as protection against a brother who might still want to murder him, and Dunkin Donuts all have in common? 

This Sunday I could spe…

What do a widow fighting with an unjust judge, Jacob using his family as protection against a brother who might still want to murder him, and Dunkin Donuts all have in common? 

This Sunday I could spe…

We make a lot of assumptions about ourselves and the people around us. For instance, we assume that just because we grew up in a place we understand it better than just about anyone else. Sometimes f…

Sometimes the choices we make dictate the kind of response we get. Through the sayings of Jesus we learn many things, and today we learn that even when all we have is a little, God can make it enough…

“Increase our faith”, said the disciples. They must have known that making a request like this of Jesus is a risky proposition. The law tells us that we have to guard what we have because it’s likely…

This is probably the last sermon I'll preach as a pastor in the South Carolina Synod or as an assistant to the bishop. It's weird to think of this ending because I feel like I still have plenty to do…

The question "Who is my neighbor?" is a stunningly relevant question today, as the US immigration services prepare to deport members of some 2000 families over the next few days. More, it's stunningl…

"There was a father who had two sons", the story goes. A question this week shaped how I hear this story, "who is missing?". As I wrestled with that question, another thought came to my mind: we live…

We often think of God as the most powerful being in the universe, but God teaches us that powerful leadership looks like service. What if God is not the landowner, but the Gardener?

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Have you ever wondered why God called you, or how you could possibly be worthy of a calling? Yeah...me too...and Isaiah too...and Paul too...and Peter too.

God equips us to do what we're called to do …

I'm not particularly known for nuance or sensitivity, and when I describe my guitar playing I often tell people that God gave me only two tools, a hammer and a guitar, and I'm likely as not to use bo…

We live in a nation that lifts up our individuality as an idol, and pushes an angry guy false god as the deity of a cultural religion that has many people convinced that to be Christian means to pick…

We are called to do many things in our lifetime. Some of them are wonderful, like eating steak; others are not, like eating salad. As we approach Thanksgiving, a holiday that for me has always been m…

In a world where we try to possess everything, how do live in the knowledge that EVERYTHING belongs to God, and that we follow God - who gives everything away leaving nothing behind, and calls us to …

Faith is about more than being a good person, it's about finding freedom from the things that enslave us. How do we embrace the love that sets us free?

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