Today’s Gospel reading Luke 16:1-13 sparked my imagination. Our pastor began her sermon by describing how the Gospel writers of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all have different personalities. I am clearly, firmly #TeamLuke. The picture of God in the Magnificat, raising up the lowly and casting the mighty down from their thrones, is my… Continue reading On Debt and Exploitation
You Cannot
Sermon on Luke 14:25-33 for Sept 4, 2022 at Olivet Lutheran Church. You can watch the livestream from that day here. Well. I bet that speech thinned out the “large crowds”! The Gospel of Luke is “crowded” with crowds - large numbers of people following Jesus when he just wants to be alone, and flocking… Continue reading You Cannot
On the Margins
Sermon on Luke 13:10-17 from August 21, 2022 at Olivet Lutheran Church. You can watch the livestream from that day here. She doesn’t speak up for herself. Maybe she did at one point, but it was too exhausting and demoralizing to be told or shown how little she mattered to the other “faithful,” so she… Continue reading On the Margins
First Time in Awhile: New Additions to the Publications Tab
After a long hiatus, I had a couple of publications drop this week. All of my online publications going back to 2018 are available in the Press and Publications tab. Enjoy! For the Elm Ensemble: More Than We Have Imagined: When God Is Like a Mother For the Women of the ELCA's Bold Cafe: Practices… Continue reading First Time in Awhile: New Additions to the Publications Tab
A Writer’s Lent
I am terrible at keeping habits, even “bad” ones! I just cannot keep doing the same thing multiple days in a row, whether it is framed as a program, a spiritual discipline, or a healthy habit. This is good news for my bad habits, because those will pass away soon enough, but not great for… Continue reading A Writer’s Lent
En-Foosed
School, work, Foosball ... but not always in that order. Since my husband picked up a Foosball table from the curb, where someone else in our new hometown had put it out for the “large items” garbage pick-up day, playing Foosball together has become a staple of our daily routine. I am by far the… Continue reading En-Foosed
A Sermon on Mary and Elizabeth
Gospel: Luke 1:39-55 Women. Black Americans. Asian or Latinx immigrants to this country, or their children. Indigenous, Native American people who, yes, still live here. LGBTQ+ individuals. Any of these folks, were they preaching before you today, would make you deeply uncomfortable. So I’d better do my part for the only one of those marginalized… Continue reading A Sermon on Mary and Elizabeth
A Bible Study about Relational Metaphors for God
Since August, The Faith+Leader, of which I am the editor, has focused on a monthly theme. In December 2021, the theme is "Relationships and Ministry" and our posts will include content about a church leader's closest family relationships all the way to relationally reaching out to inactive members. I recruit a Bible study post to… Continue reading A Bible Study about Relational Metaphors for God
What a “Father” God Looks Like to Me
My highest “score” on spiritual gift inventories is always the gift of “faith.” That’s seems a little silly; don’t we all have that gift? In my case, the spiritual gift of faith shows up in my decision-making: I trust God and act on that trust with strong confidence. Why am I the way I am?… Continue reading What a “Father” God Looks Like to Me
Game-ified
We have gone all-virtual in our household. My husband is using his medical degree to take care of patients virtually via a cutting edge app. I recruit and edit written resources for church leaders with a team that runs online courses, spread out geographically from Tennessee to Texas to Utah. Both of our kids are… Continue reading Game-ified
Lee Ann M. Pomrenke 