Archive for October, 2012
October 28, 2012 – Mark 10:46-52
Mark 10:46-52 Free to Risk Reformation Sunday – Lectionary 30 – October 28, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB On October 31st, 1517, 495 years ago, a Roman Catholic monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 theses for debate to a church door in Wittenburg, Germany. His main concern was the sale of […]
October 21, 2012 – Job 38:1-7, 34-41
Job 38:1-7, 34-41 The Medicine of Friendship 21st Sunday after Pentecost [Lectionary 29] – October 21, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The physician Jerome Groopman wrote movingly last month about realizing that, at a certain point, there was nothing he could do to treat a patient’s cancer. Barbara, he said as […]
October 14, 2012 – Job 23:1-9, 16-17
Job 23:1-9, 16-17 Absent God, Present People 20th Sunday after Pentecost [Lectionary 28] – October 14, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB A few weeks ago I asked you to write down questions you have about God, faith, or the Bible. Many of you have questions that the book of Job directly addresses. […]
October 7, 2012 – Job 1.1, 2:1-10 (Guest Sermon)
Job 1.1, 2:1-10 Sunday, October 7, 2012 First Lutheran Church Beloved. “Have you considered my servant Job?” I love this line from the Old Testament reading today. There is an informality, a casualness about the way the story of Job begins. There’s Job, the upright man. There’s God having a look at Job, one […]
