by Andreas Wagner | Oct 21, 2018 | Sermons
I know that we have a number of teachers in our congregation, as well as retired educators. So I suppose many of you will be able to relate when I tell you that sometimes when I teach confirmation class I wonder whether my students “get it”. I question myself whether...
by Andreas Wagner | Oct 21, 2018 | Sermons
Sometimes it can be a little bit challenging, even annoying, to be in the presence of people who have it all together; we also call them “overachievers”. I have to say this carefully because we probably have a few of them in our own congregation. And if you asked me,...
by Andreas Wagner | Oct 8, 2018 | Sermons
Today the lectionary is sending us to the book of Genesis, all the way back to the beginning of creation, and the reading sure gives us something to think about… We are being served a wonderfully poetic story, which has often been unfairly exploited for male’s sake...
by Andreas Wagner | Oct 4, 2018 | Sermons
One of the words that have emerged in the public discourse more recently is the word “tribalism.” I never heard people use that term until just a few years ago, but now I hear it at almost every turn. Usually people use it to describe how divided our country...
by Andreas Wagner | Oct 4, 2018 | Sermons
“What were you talking about on the way?” Jesus asked the disciples in the gospel passage. He was a curious man, our Lord, – curious about what’s going on in people’s lives and not just in matters of religion. Jesus didn’t ask his disciples this question after...