Tag: Luke


  • Ancestral Glow

    Ancestral Glow

    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…

  • Squandered Property

    Squandered Property

    What does it mean to act shrewdly in our culture? What did it mean to Jesus?

  • Acceptable Losses

    Acceptable Losses

    Jesus assumes that everyone would go after one lost sheep. Is that true?

  • How to Talk to Crowds

    How to Talk to Crowds

    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…

  • Longing to Burn

    Longing to Burn

    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,…

  • Downstream of Greed

    Downstream of Greed

    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…