Ascension Lutheran Church Podcast

God’s Word Sweetens Your Soul

I’ve encountered very few things honey can’t make better. Peanut butter + honey? Better. Greek yogurt + honey? Better. Fried chicken + honey? Do we even need to discuss?

I Make All Things New

Sermon from Tyler Campus on March 17, 2024

It Didn't Have To Be This Way

God didn’t have make kittens so adorable, flowers so colorful, mountain peaks with grandeur, or the face of woman so lovely, but he did. Why?

I Need to Make a Call!

In those anxious times of life, our Father God calls us to remember our true Family Tree: we belong to Him. To the one who heals. The Savior who reconciles. The Counselor who speaks comfort into our sadness. Confidence into our confusion.

Deep Reading

Sermon from Tyler Campus on March 10, 2024

For Anyone Who Has Every Said, "I Have to Change!"

You may have many things that you would like to change about yourself. Lose weight, be a kinder gentler person, stop addictive or compulsive behavior, be more at ease, exercise more or whatever it is that you like to change, whatever it is you know you need to change. It will not change without a staggering amount of effort, pain and multiple attempts. Changing a long-established habit in the human being is one of the most difficult tasks to attempt. Will power fades when you are tired. Distractions take you off course, self talk – talks you out of the change. Craving, temptations, weakness, fatigue and let’s not forget that devil knows your buttons and your go to comforts. You don’t have a change on your own.

Make the Call

South Dakota geography provides lots of lonely stretches. Especially at night. Especially when driving solo.

The Sign of the Cross

Sermon from Tyler Campus on March 3, 2024

A Simple Explanation

There is just something about our human nature that responds with comfort and assurance to know the way of life that is God pleasing, good and right.

Moments of Grace

The medical emergency reminded me of Martin Luther’s explanation to the eighth commandment where he enjoins us to “explain everything in the kindest way” and not to immediately jump to demeaning the person or belittling them.