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Playing Rooky: Repentant songs, sinful kings, and why good people aren't just rare but impossible
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Lutheran pastor - chess master - bike enthusiast - sinner/saint. Sermons (2014 and earlier). Sunday, August 2, 2015. Repentant songs, sinful kings, and why good people aren't just rare but impossible. If one of us did what David did we would find it difficult to ever be accepted in town again. We know how people would react; the kind of gossip spoken behind our backs. We wouldn’t feel welcome anywhere anymore—not in the church; let alone at the school or anywhere else in public. And as long as we’r...
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Playing Rooky: July 2015
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Lutheran pastor - chess master - bike enthusiast - sinner/saint. Sermons (2014 and earlier). Thursday, July 30, 2015. One way the Youth Gathering showed me we have a long way to go. This is part 2 of at least 3 (OK, probably just three) posts about the ELCA National Youth Gathering. The first post can be found here. Sunday, July 26, 2015. Refuge and Satisfaction (or why we sing "On Eagles Wings" at funerals). 160; . 160; . So, let’s take a closer look at Psalm 91. Will say to the Lord.
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Playing Rooky: Why this pastor is FOR same-sex marriage
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Lutheran pastor - chess master - bike enthusiast - sinner/saint. Sermons (2014 and earlier). Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Why this pastor is FOR same-sex marriage. I've seen too many words in recent days and most of them are the same tired old points. By saying that I don't mean that they are necessarily wrong, just that I've heard them before; I've listened (I really have) and I've been open to being wrong about all of this, but here I stand anyway. I'm sick of this. Really, truly, sick of it. In the small ...
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Playing Rooky: May 2015
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Lutheran pastor - chess master - bike enthusiast - sinner/saint. Sermons (2014 and earlier). Sunday, May 31, 2015. Where are you planted? Where are you planted? 160; . That’s the question this first Psalm is asking, setting the stage for all the Psalms to follow. Where are you planted? 160; . 160; . And if they run away then you’ve done your job. 160; . Is the place where you live safe? Sunday, May 24, 2015. Spiritual advice to the Spirit-starved church. Stay put, Holy...
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Playing Rooky: March 2015
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Lutheran pastor - chess master - bike enthusiast - sinner/saint. Sermons (2014 and earlier). Sunday, March 29, 2015. Life-or-death faith (or why Christianity is against comfort). 8220;That’s interesting.”. Is this faith we have life-and-death enough? Because it sure was for Jesus. 160; . Life-or-death. That’s really the question of Holy Week: Is our faith a life-or-death thing? 160; . Sunday, March 22, 2015. Silly, my friend. Silly, my friend. They need a shepherd. (A shepherd? 160;...
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Playing Rooky: How Not to Clothe Yourselves with Love: A wedding sermon courtesy of the The Big Bang Theory
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Lutheran pastor - chess master - bike enthusiast - sinner/saint. Sermons (2014 and earlier). Tuesday, October 16, 2012. How Not to Clothe Yourselves with Love: A wedding sermon courtesy of the The Big Bang Theory. Well, you know what? To tell you what kind of clothing you should not. Be putting on. These are quotes of wisdom that you might recognize. 2: How not to clothe yourselves with kindness—this time from Raj: “You have lost so much weight. That must have been difficult for you becau...3: How not to...
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Playing Rooky: Let's find passion in the things that matter
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Lutheran pastor - chess master - bike enthusiast - sinner/saint. Sermons (2014 and earlier). Sunday, July 5, 2015. Let's find passion in the things that matter. 8220;Praise the Lord! 8221; says the Psalm. That’s not exactly a divisive, controversial statement. I want to ask: “Why are we not nearly as loud about the things that are most important to us? 8220;I will praise the Lord. As long as I live;. I will sing praises to my God all my life long.”. Why does it matter so much that we praise God? Century ...
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Playing Rooky: The Hero We Need, Not the Hero We Deserve: Jesus and the Dark Knight
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Lutheran pastor - chess master - bike enthusiast - sinner/saint. Sermons (2014 and earlier). Sunday, March 24, 2013. The Hero We Need, Not the Hero We Deserve: Jesus and the Dark Knight. Was unexpected for the gathering throngs of supporters. His speech was heavy on the judgment and his actions didn’t seem to curry any favor with the wealthy elite. What kind of politician was this Jesus anyway? That was what Jesus came to do, and it was decidedly not. And with that, the pastor has ruined even Palm Sunday.
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Playing Rooky: April 2015
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Lutheran pastor - chess master - bike enthusiast - sinner/saint. Sermons (2014 and earlier). Sunday, April 26, 2015. Worshiping at the cult of celebrity: You and Me and Taylor Swift. Acts 13.1-3, 14.8-18. Just think about celebrities. How long will we be fascinated with a person? Celebrities are today what religious healers were once upon a time. People loved them for their healing works and for the blessings they reigned upon them; then they shunned them whenever they tried to point to something gre...
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Playing Rooky: Race reports
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Lutheran pastor - chess master - bike enthusiast - sinner/saint. Sermons (2014 and earlier). 2015 Young Life Triathlon. My first Olympic Triathlon in Detroit Lakes. 1.5km swim, 40k bike, 10k run. A really well-run triathlon in Nevis, MN. This was my warmup for my first ever Olympic distance tri the next week! 1/4 mile swim, 14.2 mile bike, 3.1 mile run. 2014 Lakes Country Triathlon. A really great triathlon on a really nice course in Baxter, MN. 1/4 mile swim, 14 mile bike, 3.1 mile run. The story of my ...
