Entries by Amanda Petersen
The Humble Will Be Exalted
Today I’m preaching on just one proverb from the Bible, our first reading today. Just one little Proverb might not sound like much to go on, but I hope you’ll come to see this as a good thing.
Are You Narrow Enough?
Does this section from Luke 13 give you the shivers? Doesn’t it strike just the smallest amount of fear in your heart?
Pioneers on the Path to Heaven
What do you think of when you hear the word, pioneers? University of Wisconsin–Platteville?
Stop Worrying, Your Father Knows What You Need
A study was done on the frequency of Christian character traits taught in the New Testament. It probably won’t surprise you that love was number one, taught some fifty times. It may surprise you that a close second was humility with 40 instances.
Our Christian Responsibility for Generations to Come
“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.” This sentence is one of the most famous quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer,
Don’t Play the Fool
Perhaps the parable that Jesus tells today hits a little close to home. Perhaps, like I have, you’ve struggled with this story.
No Prayer For Mercy Goes Unheard
It may be ambitious, but if you listen carefully, a study of our first reading today will answer a lot of burning questions that Christians have today. Questions like: How should we think about God’s wrath and judgment in the Bible?
“One Thing is Needed”
It’s amazing how fast things become useless, that we once thought absolutely necessary. For instance, I remember a doctor who said he’d have a pager on his hip until the day he died.
What to Expect from Your Pastor
I’m a huge believer in following the lectionary. To some of you this will come as no surprise. I’ve said it time and again. Perhaps some of you are wondering what in the world is “the lectionary.”
