The locker room celebration after the Men’s Hockey gold medal game illustrates how Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness shows up in our own lives today.
Image via Head Topics A Sermon on Matthew 17:1-9by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff Will you pray with me? God of infinity, God of endless diversity, we thank you for creation, whose web holds an honored place for each beloved being. Hold us in your light, we… Read more: Bright Lights
When Jesus’ first disciples dropped their nets to follow him it wasn’t spontaneous; it was a response to a lifetime of occupation and oppression by the Roman Empire.
In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus comes to John the Baptist to repent for the collective mistakes made by his community. In that vulnerability, God claimed him as beloved, and does the same for us.
For those whose agency has been stripped from them, dreaming is a first step towards a more just future. For those with agency to act, the dreams of our ancestors are a call to act.
Photo by Taylor on Unsplash A sermon on Job 40:6-8, 41:1-4by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff Will you pray with me? Creator God, it’s easy to give thanks for all the beings that sustain and enrich us: the plants and animals that feed us, the flowers and… Read more: Relying On Leviathan
A sermon on Luke 9:28-36by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff Friends, will you pray with me? Loving God, holder of all memory, on this All Saints Day we thank you for the bonds that stretch across generations, across geography, across the mystery that lies between life and… Read more: Ancestral Glow
A Sermon on Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, and Luke 14:25-33by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff If there ever was a preacher who worried they might run out of things to preach about, if they’re still preaching, 2025 has wiped that thought from their minds. I could whip up… Read more: How to Talk to Crowds
A message from Pastor Chris after the Annunciation School shooting Beloved Spirit of Peace community, The past 24 hours since the shooting at Annunciation School and Church in South Minneapolis have brought many in our community to a particularly dark valley of the soul. There… Read more: Holding Space for it All
Longing to Burn A sermon on Luke 12:49-59by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff Friends, will you join me in prayer? God of rainclouds and sultry winds, of refiner’s fire and cleansing water. There is so much in this sacred story – in this world – that unsettles.… Read more: Longing to Burn
Things Not Seen A sermon on Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff As Heiko and I drove along the South Shore of Lake Superior into Porcupine Mountains State Park on the upper peninsula of Michigan last Sunday night, we could just barely see the far… Read more: Things Not Seen
Downstream of Greed A sermon on Luke 12:13-21 and Braiding Sweetgrassby Rev. Chris Bohnhoff This past week, a headline in the Star Tribune caught my eye. It read, “To protect wild rice, Minnesota moves to cut off pollution from taconite basins.” If you’ve heard my… Read more: Downstream of Greed
Lost Honor A sermon on Amos 8:1-12 and Braiding Sweetgrass by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff Friends, will you pray with me? God of Grace, although painful to hear, we thank you for prophetic words that pull us out of our own self-interests and remind us of… Read more: Lost Honor
The locker room celebration after the Men’s Hockey gold medal game illustrates how Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness shows up in our own lives today.
Image via Head Topics A Sermon on Matthew 17:1-9by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff Will you pray with me? God of infinity, God of endless diversity, we thank you for creation, whose web holds an honored place for each beloved being. Hold us in your light, we… Read more: Bright Lights
Just as salt’s nature is to be salty, our human nature is to show mercy to those in need. When we do, God’s law is fulfilled.
When Jesus’ first disciples dropped their nets to follow him it wasn’t spontaneous; it was a response to a lifetime of occupation and oppression by the Roman Empire.
In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus comes to John the Baptist to repent for the collective mistakes made by his community. In that vulnerability, God claimed him as beloved, and does the same for us.
The Epiphany story of the Magi teaches that intuition and dreams are trustworthy and can guide us to safety in God’s care.
The prelude to John’s gospel reveals God’s movement through the wisdom displayed by Jesus – wisdom available to us now.
Small, unglamorous acts of love still count.
Joy’s proximity to pain
For those whose agency has been stripped from them, dreaming is a first step towards a more just future. For those with agency to act, the dreams of our ancestors are a call to act.
Photo by Taylor on Unsplash A sermon on Job 40:6-8, 41:1-4by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff Will you pray with me? Creator God, it’s easy to give thanks for all the beings that sustain and enrich us: the plants and animals that feed us, the flowers and… Read more: Relying On Leviathan
A sermon on Luke 9:28-36by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff Friends, will you pray with me? Loving God, holder of all memory, on this All Saints Day we thank you for the bonds that stretch across generations, across geography, across the mystery that lies between life and… Read more: Ancestral Glow
What does it mean to act shrewdly in our culture? What did it mean to Jesus?
Jesus assumes that everyone would go after one lost sheep. Is that true?
A Sermon on Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, and Luke 14:25-33by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff If there ever was a preacher who worried they might run out of things to preach about, if they’re still preaching, 2025 has wiped that thought from their minds. I could whip up… Read more: How to Talk to Crowds
A message from Pastor Chris after the Annunciation School shooting Beloved Spirit of Peace community, The past 24 hours since the shooting at Annunciation School and Church in South Minneapolis have brought many in our community to a particularly dark valley of the soul. There… Read more: Holding Space for it All
Longing to Burn A sermon on Luke 12:49-59by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff Friends, will you join me in prayer? God of rainclouds and sultry winds, of refiner’s fire and cleansing water. There is so much in this sacred story – in this world – that unsettles.… Read more: Longing to Burn
Things Not Seen A sermon on Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff As Heiko and I drove along the South Shore of Lake Superior into Porcupine Mountains State Park on the upper peninsula of Michigan last Sunday night, we could just barely see the far… Read more: Things Not Seen
Downstream of Greed A sermon on Luke 12:13-21 and Braiding Sweetgrassby Rev. Chris Bohnhoff This past week, a headline in the Star Tribune caught my eye. It read, “To protect wild rice, Minnesota moves to cut off pollution from taconite basins.” If you’ve heard my… Read more: Downstream of Greed
Lost Honor A sermon on Amos 8:1-12 and Braiding Sweetgrass by Rev. Chris Bohnhoff Friends, will you pray with me? God of Grace, although painful to hear, we thank you for prophetic words that pull us out of our own self-interests and remind us of… Read more: Lost Honor