The Shepherdess Writes
Each year on the Sunday closest to August 15th I plan to preach a sermon that talks about Mary, the mother of Jesus. Now, that may seem just fine to some and strange to others. Most Lutherans have never concerned themselves very much with Mary, just like most of Protestant Christianity. I will admit that [...]
Sermon for Mary, Mother of Our Lord Sunday August 15th Texts for the day: Isaiah 61:7-7, Psalm 34:1-9, Galatians 4:4-7, Luke 1:46-55 On this day we hear the song of a young peasant woman of the first century. A poor woman. A small woman. A very small thing she is, in comparison to the whole world, [...]
Lenten Wednesday Sermon Series March 11 2009 Luke 2:41-52 Son, we have sought for you sorrowing. Imagine losing a child like that. The sinking sick feeling. Where is he? What on earth is he doing? Why oh why didn’t I look before? And then the searching, searching every face in the crowd, every corner, all [...]
[Originally published on Theologica] When I think of Mary, the mother of Jesus, the first thing that comes to mind is a worship drama in which I participated a few years ago. I’m not one for worship drama, but this was different from anything I had seen. It was on an Advent Wednesday evening, at [...]
August 12, 2011
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