Sermons by Rev. Jason S. Glombicki
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki September 21, 2025 Friends, today’s parable is one of the strangest. Scholars have called it the most difficult, the most confusing, even the most frustrating of all Jesus’ parables. And it doesn’t help that our Bibles can’t even agree on what to call it. The New International Version calls it “The Parable of the Shrewd Manager.” The New Revised Standard calls it “The Dishonest Manager.” Another translation says, “Faithfulness with Money.” So,…
The Feast of Mary, Mother of Our Lord
In today’s gospel, we hear one of the most revolutionary hymns in all of Scripture, it’s known as the Magnificat. But, too often Mary is domesticated —pictured as meek, mild, and obedient. However, the Mary we encounter in Luke is something far more radical. She is a teenager, unwed, dark-skinned, and living under the occupation of the Roman empire. By all accounts, she should be invisible. She should be powerless. And yet, she dares to sing…
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Last Tuesday, we held our monthly Congregation Council meeting. It’s a time when nine of your elected leaders gather to discern, discuss, and guide the work of this community. At the start, a councilperson offers the opening prayer. And we always close with the Lord’s Prayer. But right near the end of the meeting—after the budget updates, ministry reports, and thoughtful discussion—the vice president asks: “Who would like to open the meeting in prayer next month?”…