Sermons on Exodus
Holy Places
Holy Places – Exodus 19, Luke 9:28-36 Season of Creation, Mountain Sunday It is the collective experience of humanity that there are places where the presence of God can be felt more profoundly than in other places. These places are not just used once by one culture and then forgotten. Most of these places continue to be used, despite those cultures, time and people change. The temple mount in Jerusalem is one of those places. – Holy to all Abrahamic…
Angry Old Man in the Sky
Angry Old Man in the Sky, – presumably with a white beard. Gone are the good old days when I could scare you with God’s wrath into doing what I say. (big pastor sigh) These were the good old days when God used to get really grumpy when you didn’t give him the right amount of attention, but instead danced around a golden calf. Today it’s all about Grace, which is a free gift; and God’s Love for you, which…
Holy Women: The Midwives Shifrah and Puah and Doing What is Right
Holy Women: The Midwives Shifrah and Puah and Doing What is Right In Genesis 1 we read that God created us male and female. It says nothing about one gender ruling over the other. However, that was the reality of most of human history. It is time to rethink a woman’s place in society and religion. The scriptures prove that at all times and places, women have followed God’s call to be Agents of God’s grace. Like the midwives Shifrah…
Sin of Blasphemy vs. Praise
Blasphemy vs. Praise It is easy to praise God when we are cheerful. It is difficult to praise and easy to commit the sin of blasphemy when we are brokenhearted. But isn’t praising God just what we need when times get tough? Rev. Kristin Luana Baumann, sermon, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Angeles WA, 3/19/2017 Please check out the Grace Guerrilla! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv2aB-i9zHPqgh3NjUJ5-lg