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Month: March 2015

The Sacrifice of Fools………..

We always have the internal conversation when we do something good as to why we are doing it.  Maybe I should say that I have that conversation.  I cannot delve through all the reasons why I do things and I certainly cannot...

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McManus, Okeyo, and Miscellania

McManus_Kenya_2015-FINAL For those who don’t remember, Mary Okeyo was a deaconess in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya who was like a force of nature.  Anyone who met her was struck by her joy, her dedication and...

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Where Need and Mercy Meet.

“[cincopa AAEABYcRk0_N] The favorite Bible verse of so many people is preceded by Jesus connecting the love of God for the world with Moses lifting up the snake in the wilderness.  The Israelites were  required to look...

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The Lifted Serpent

The Gospel for tomorrow and the snakes in the desert confront us with a strange image Luther wrote – This is a great and miraculous work. It is not accepted by the world or our reason, but it is scorned and derided by...

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