Category: Sermons
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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.
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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 majestic creatures who gift us with their beauty, the waters…
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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 death. Help us continue learning from our ancestors. Help us…
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What does it mean to act shrewdly in our culture? What did it mean to Jesus?
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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 half a dozen sermons a week these days just reading…
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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. Hold us gently as we practice presence to the challenge,…
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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 side of the lake. That far side, right around Grand…
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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 last couple of sermons, you may remember that I’ve been…
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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 our responsibilities as people of faith, people seeking a relationship…
