When you are wronged by medical care and God can you still have faith? The story of the homeless in San Francisco and Hawaii help us to understand the story of Lazarus and how the resurrection of Lazarus and Jesus can bring hope to everyone living in an unjust world.

Born again? Evangelical? If these words remind you of an exclusive rule based Christianity, then listen to Pastor Megan's sermon and the new parable of the succulents. Even without good soil, God can help you grow, love you and continue creating through an evolving planet that is full of life.

Is it possible for the book of Leviticus to provide more Good News than the reading from Matthew? Both readings encourage us to have compassion and to judge less, but the texts in Leviticus involve less hitting and reorient us as God's beloved people.

A sermon for Reconciling in Christ Sunday. Faithful storytelling, the yearning for justice and the history of LGBT inclusion in the Lutheran church.

A sermon for Reconciling in Christ Sunday, preached during the contemporary family service.

We've all made a bad first impression at least once in our life. The beginning of Paul's writtings have given many in our society a bad impression of Paul. Can the Lutheran understanding of baptism and what comes at the end of Paul's letter help us move beyond first impressions? How is the way God does it different then how we can do it?

What does the baptism of Jesus mean for us today? Some thoughts about love, family and church.

Christimas in Ireland and the Castro provide glimpses into the ancient mystical and contemporary ways to think about Christmas and faith. From how newscasters would report it, to the version in Luke, Matthew, John and Mark the many stories of Jesus encourage us to get through the Christmas blues and love all of our humanness.

How can we trust that God is with us and for us when there is so much chaos in the world?

What is God telling us with natural disasters? Who is worth saving? What's the right amount of justice? And what to Noah, Abraham, Jesus, St. Francis and the AIDS crisis have to do with each other?