December 19, 2021
Fourth Sunday of Advent, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 1:39-55 I want to come back to the snakes. Last week, we heard John the Baptist call his listeners
December 5, 2021
2nd Sunday of Advent, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 3:1-6 + Advent 2 + December 5, 2021 + Gloria Dei Lutheran Church + Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling This
October 31, 2021
23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Reformation) Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 12:28-34 A few weeks ago, it struck my funny bone that our website said “Masks Required” for worship on
October 17, 2021
21st Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 10:25-45 Wednesday before last, some of you came and took pews from the sanctuary. It was quite a sight
October 3, 2021
19th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 10:2-16 When I noticed that this was the gospel lesson assigned for today, my first inclination was choose a
August 29, 2021
14th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 This summer, Kyrstin Schwarz, our Rockstar children’s ministry director used the Disney Pixar movie, “Inside Out”
August 22, 2021
13th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Ephesians 6:10-20 When I left for vacation at the end of July, the sun was an orange ball in the
July 18, 2021
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 The Japanese call it shinrin yoku: forest bathing. Florence Williams, a journalist who writes about the connection
July 11, 2021
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 6:14-29 If you’ve visited any art museum, you’ve no doubt seen a rendering of today’s gospel text. From Caravaggio
June 6, 2021
Second Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 3:20-35 There’s so much to talk about this gospel text. A house divided cannot stand. The family sure that