Doxology

This week was spent at the first part of the Doxology advanced training for pastoral care.  It’s going to take me a while to digest all of this, but I will tell you this: it was the best three days I’ve spent in pastoral training since becoming a parish pastor.  The chapels were excellent, the […]

The Fruits of the Gospel (Trinity 08)

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Trinity 8 (July 13, 2008, 2003, 2004, 2007) Matthew 7:15-23 On the Baptism of Ethan Tobalsky For an audio MP3 of this sermon, CLICK HERE TITLE: “The Fruits of the Gospel”

Compassion (Trinity 07)

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Trinity 7 (July 6, 2008, revised from 2005) Mark 8:1-9 For an audio MP3 of this sermon, CLICK HERE TITLE: “Compassion” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen.  Our text for this morning is the Gospel lesson just […]

La bohème

So I am having my operatic debut in a few weeks.  My wife runs an opera company for high school and college students entitled Opera ala Carte.  It’s a fantastic program.  Of course, I am bias. Any who, so my wife, Kathryn has conscripted me to play Alcindoro in their production of La bohème. Alcindoro […]