Tag: Hope
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Seeing the Miracle – Sermon from 6/5/16 – the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Before my Grandma Hetland’s funeral in 1984, the whole family gathered in the basement of our church while we waited for the pastor to come in and pray with us before we would be seated in the sanctuary. I was fourteen and in addition to me and my immediate family, there were tons of my…
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All Saints (a sermon)
(Written on the eve of All Saints, 2013) Last night some of the youth from Our Savior’s and Trinity and St. Olaf’s met here for a cemetery walk. We had done this before a couple years ago – it’s an opportunity to come together and learn more about the cemeteries here in this area and…
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Longest Night
December 20, 2014 Tomorrow night is the longest night of the year. When I get to this point in the year, I can almost feel my bones beginning to ache for sunshine and warmth. As we gathered at Earl Huse’s graveside this past Wednesday, a cold rain was falling and we shivered as we prayed…
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This Day
This is the day. It’s the last time the scent of coffee will drift from the kitchen. Never again will you see the baby rub sleep out of his eyes as he sits up in the crib to call for you. Your spouse – with tousled hair – gives you one final good-morning kiss.…