Far Beyond Our Expectations

Mar 24, 2024
Palm Sunday Text: Mark 11:1-11 Pastor Jean M. Hansen          It’s always interesting to be corrected by a preschooler. This was my week to lead preschool “religion class”, so I decided to talk about Palm Sunday. The cardinal rule of such...

The New, Old Covenant of Grace

Mar 17, 2024
Fifth Sunday in Lent Text: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Pastor Jean M. Hansen        Today our focus is on what I’m going to call the new, old covenant. We know a lot about the old covenant, or promises, made between God and the people of Israel that...

Unlikely Instruments of God’s Grace

Mar 10, 2024
Fourth Sunday in Lent Text: Numbers 21:4-9 Pastor Jean M. Hansen          As our study of covenants, or promises, made between God and people in the Old Testament readings continues, we shake our heads at what I affectionately call the “...

The 10 Commandments: Coming Closer to God’s Intention

Mar 03, 2024
Third Sunday in Lent Text: Exodus 20:1-17 Pastor Jean M. Hansen          Are you still adjusting to the new name you chose last Sunday? It may have been grace or joy or beloved or forgiven or faithful; it’s the name that represents how God...

It’s All About Perspective

Feb 25, 2024
Second Sunday in Lent Text: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Pastor Jean M. Hansen          How we view a situation has to do, to a large degree, with perspective. This week I was visiting one of Faith Lutheran Church’s oldest members. She’s doing...

Unconditional and Overarching Grace

Feb 18, 2024
First Sunday in Lent Text: Genesis 9:8-17 Pastor Jean M. Hansen       “The first thing Noah did was to thank God for rescuing them, just as God had promised. And the first thing God did was make another promise. “I won’t destroy the world...

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