by Andreas Wagner | Feb 28, 2019 | Sermons
I have to admit: preparing for this Sunday’s sermon wasn’t easy and preaching it may not be any easier. Some of Jesus’ teachings are tough and disturbing, and we’re not always ready to meet that blistering intensity. I certainly wasn’t ready for it when I sat down to...
by Andreas Wagner | Feb 28, 2019 | Sermons
I don’t know much about this thing called fishing. Some people are experts at the art of the catch: what hook to put on, which bait to use, what time of day to go, locations that are more promising than others, etc. Me, on the few occasions when I went on a charter...
by Andreas Wagner | Feb 1, 2019 | Sermons
This past summer, while traveling to southern Germany to meet friends for our traditional Alpine hike, I read this book by a French author. It was called, “Return to Reims.” I had found it in the German translation in a bookstore, and it had caught my interest enough...