Category Archives: Sermons

Dec. 7 with Riverview Retirement Community

Posted on December 8, 2025 by megganmanlove

Sunday evening I had the honor of preaching and helping distribute Holy Communion at Riverview Retirement Community in Spokane. Rev. Yvette Schock serves as the chaplain for this community started years ago by Spokane Lutherans. Matthew 3:1-12 I want to … Continue reading →

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Sermon for OMC Great Gathering

Posted on November 10, 2025 by megganmanlove

Outdoor Ministries Connection Great Gathering Nov. 10, 2025 at Lake Junaluska Conference Center Ezekiel 47:5-12 47 Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple; there water was flowing from below the entryway of the temple toward the east … Continue reading →

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Grace, Wenatchee – All Saints

Posted on November 7, 2025 by megganmanlove

Grace, Wenatchee – Nov. 2, 2025 Luke 6:20-31, Ephesians 1:11-23 Pastor James’ 25th Anniversary of Ordination I want to begin with today’s beautiful passage from Ephesians, particularly the verses often titled as the author’s prayer. “I have heard of your … Continue reading →

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Fall Convocation Sermon

Posted on October 19, 2025 by megganmanlove

Fall Convocation– Oct. 15, 2025 – Closing Worship Holiday Inn, Richland on the River Genesis 32:22-31, Luke 18:1-8 In the late 1950s, my dad and three other guys bought a piece of property west of Custer, South Dakota. It was … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Sunday at Troy Lutheran – Sept. 14

Posted on September 17, 2025 by megganmanlove

John 3:13-17, 1 Cor. 1:18-24 A few weeks ago, I attended an event at the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights in Boise. The Wassmuth Center is named after Bill Wassmuth, a priest at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Coeur d’Alene. In … Continue reading →

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Potlach, Aug. 24

Posted on August 24, 2025 by megganmanlove

Grace Community Church in Potlatch is one of our synod’s four ELCA/PCUSA federated churches, meaning it is fully a member of both denominations. The two churches began sharing a pastor in the 1970s and fully federated just over ten years … Continue reading →

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Wild Women Retreat

Posted on July 22, 2025 by megganmanlove

This past weekend I led devotions for the Wild Women Retreat at Shoshone Mountain Retreat, part of Lutherhaven Ministries. 38 women from WA, ID, and MT, ranging in age from 20s to 80s, rafted on the Clark Fork in Montana, … Continue reading →

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Easter 7 Sermon for Montana Synod Assembly

Posted on July 16, 2025 by megganmanlove

There’s been a lot of travel and I forgot to drop this on my blog. Montana Synod Assembly  May 31, 2025 John 17:20-26 When I hear Jesus’ prayer for his disciples in our reading from John’s gospel today, I hear … Continue reading →

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Walla Walla Installation Sermon – July 13

Posted on July 15, 2025 by megganmanlove

Installation of Pastor Lars Hammer  Christ Lutheran, Walla Walla July 13, 2025 Mark 4:1-9, Isaiah 40:1-11, Psalm 96, Romans 12:4-8 An installation service is a great day for celebration. We celebrate the journeys of both the congregation and pastor or deacon and the … Continue reading →

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Prince of Peace – June 22, 2025

Posted on June 24, 2025 by megganmanlove

Luke 8:26-39 (Prince of Peace, Spokane, during Pr. Skindlov’s sabbatical) Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you so much Prince of Peace for the invitation to be with you this morning … Continue reading →

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