Grace and Glory Lutheran Church

August 19, 2018

The final sermons at Grace & Glory Lutheran Church of Pastor Ken Albright.

July 22, 2018

There were three monks who belonged to an order which has a vow of silence. The monks were so tired of not speaking, that they wrote a note to the abbot requesting special permission to speak. (Their vow allowed for such permission to be sought.)

July 15, 2018

Two different, oppositional forces.

That is what leapt off the page at me this week when I read this story in Mark chapter 6.

July 08, 2018

Ok. So I’m packing the van for a week at the Outer Banks. I’ve got the grocery list. The big Yeti cooler. The little Eddie Bauer Backpack cooler. I’ve got the sunscreen, the beach umbrella, and the Tommy Bahamas beach chairs. Oh...what am I forgetting? Oh yes-- the beach paddle ball set, the frisbee, and the corn hole boards. What am I forgetting folks?

(Entertain suggestions)

July 01, 2018

Today we have another sandwich from Mark.

The other week I told you about the gospel writer’s technique of stuffing a story inside another story.

Today we have the story of the raising of Jairus’ daughter and inside of it we encounter another story—that of the hemorrhaging woman.

They are meant to bring light to each other. Like diamonds set together on a ring, they add further brilliance than if they were simply separate stories.