Monthly Archives: February 2009

Well …

Just another test post from a phone browser. Trying a few new things out, as usual … still need to try to post a photo to here direct from the phone. I can do it with Facebook …
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Remember

Text: Genesis 3:19
Date: Ash Wednesday + 2/25/09

“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” These words summon us to the holy season of Lent. These forty days are to be marked by “remembering.” Specifically, we are to remember two things. First, our mortality and sin—both our solidarity with the whole [...] Continue reading

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Ready for the Cross

Text: Mark 9:2-9
Date: Transfiguration + 2/22/09
Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI

Peter, James and John only. No one else saw it. Jesus, suddenly an explosion of light. And suddenly Elijah and Moses talking with Jesus. Then Peter mumbles something about setting up tents. Then the bright cloud, and the Voice from [...] Continue reading

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If

Text: Mark 1:40-45
Date: Epiphany VI + 02/15/09
Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI

“If you will.” “If you will,” said the leper who came to Jesus, kneeling before Him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” Now does that sound like faith? It may sound like at least a little faith.
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Christmas

Well I finally figured out my password again to update this site!:)  Yeah!  We haven’t had much going on to write about.  I put a picture of the girls up in their Christmas dresses.  Both girls loved Christmas and all of the presents!  Only eventful thing that I can remember since Christmas is that Ashley [...] Continue reading

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Unpredictable

Text: Mark 1:29-39
Date: Epiphany V + 2/8/09
Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI

I was going to have an object lesson this morning. I was going to place this reading desk over on the left side of the altar from your perspective. Then I was simply going to begin the sermon wondering [...] Continue reading

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Verizon

So, Verizon never hesitates to amaze me with it’s ability to screw up a simple DSL setup. More on this later, as I’m currently waiting on one of their “network specialists” to look further into the issue and actually call me back within 24-hours. This is not for my service, but for my [...] Continue reading

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Come, O Christ, and Reign Among Us

Text: Mark 1:21-28
Date: Epiphany IV + 2/1/09
Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI

Okay. Let’s get this out of the way, right off the bat. Today is the Sunday we’ve all been waiting for. It’s been called the game with the largest television audience of any other broadcast sport. The players appear [...] Continue reading

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