Category Archives: on Letters of John

“A place prepared” a funeral sermon for Dick Voigt

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many (mansions). If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And … Continue reading

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“Butterflies and Rainbows.” A funeral sermon for Angelika Cote

Butterflies and Rainbows. This was what Cindy said to me when we went next door to meet Jim at the house. Butterflies and Rainbows. “That was who Angelika was,” Cindy said. Free-spirited. And in awe of the creation around her. … Continue reading

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“We love…” Toronto Mission Trip Reflections 2016

7/31/2016 “We love because God first loved us” (1 John 4:19) Toronto Mission Trip Reflections St.Paul /Trinity Youth 2 communities – 1 church in mission together

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“WATER, LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE & THE GULF COAST” (min msg)

Thinking of the people in Texas & Gulf Coast States St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT

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Sermon on John 21:15-19 and Acts 9:1-6, “A Different Kind of Answer”

April 14, 2013, Easter 3 Sermon on John 21:15-19 and Acts 9:1-6 “A Different Kind of Answer” http://youtu.be/2E_zC1rQpTI St. Michael’s Lutheran Church New Canaan, CT

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Sermon on John 10:14-15; 1 John 3:16-17, “Abide in Me: I Know My Own, My Own Know Me”

Sermon on John 10:14-15, 1 John 3:16-17 Easter 4, April 29, 2012 “Abide in Me: I Know My Own,                    My Own Know Me” http://youtu.be/-A1c2og_A8Y  St. Michael’s Lutheran Church New Canaan, CT

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Sermon on 1 Samuel 3:1-20 & John 1:43-51, “How Many More Times?”

“How many more times?” A Sermon on 1 Samuel 3:1-20 & John 1:43-51 Read them here: http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=61 “How many more times until we come home?” When I was a child my parents had a whistle. It was a unique whistle. … Continue reading

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