Pocket Pastor: Sermons on Demand
From the pulpit to your pocket is a radically honest writer and ELCA Lutheran pastor sharing from his heart, mind, and soul during these amazing but troubling times. Wonder with a spiritually curious preacher like Keith as he explores the ancient scriptures and ponders what the Spirit of Christ is up to today. Special thanks to St. Luke Lutheran Church in Cottage Grove, Minnesota (www.stlukecg.org) where Keith has preached and served as Senior Pastor since 2018.
Episodes
17 episodes
Sur-THRIVING The Flood
9-13-2026 - Genesis 6:5-22; 8:6-12; 9:8-17 ... "A few years ago it may have felt like we were doing our best at surviving, maybe I’m biased, but I think those days are behind us. Sure, I know the storms will still knock on our door, but St. Luk...
The Divine Feminine
July 2025 - Isaiah 66:10-14 - Matthew 9:18-26..."From Eve and Asherah to the mother of our Lord and Mary Magdalene and all the effeminate who’ve endured the sting of feeling less worthy than their masculine counterparts, if God’s Church ...
Throw Off, Put On
September 6, 2026 - Romans 13:8-14..."By the time we get to his command to “Wake from sleep” and to “throw off the works of darkness” our spiritual muscles are ripped without our knowing. We are poised to get our spiritual affairs in ord...
Burning Coals
August 30, 2026 - Romans 12:9-21..."Upon closer inspection, this is not about killing others with kindness, praise the Lord. No, the mark of a true Christian is harnessing an attitude of universal embrace of humankind. A true Christian c...
Therefore, A Pivotal Moment
August 23, 2026 - Romans 12:1-8...I think there are lots of Christians in this country who think its their job to make Jesus known but the way they go about it does not reflect they actually know him very well... In a country that feels ...
Gospel of Thomas
August 10, 2025 - "When push came to shove, the early Church hierarchy felt threatened by these writings. So, they ignored, rejected, and labeled them heretical and dangerous and that was supposed to be the end of it. If Ch...
Gospel of Mary Magdalene
August 3, 2025 - "The first version of Mary’s Gospel was found on a garbage heap in Egypt in 1896, likely having been discarded by someone who accidentally dug it up from its hiding place. Scholars are unanimous in dating Mary’s Go...
The Gospel According to ... Ozzy?
July 19, 2026 - 2nd Corinthians 5:10, 12-20 .... "Maybe it feels like I am glorifying Ozzy or condoning his behavior, but that’s not the intent. I’m trying to convey how crazy the love of Christ truly is, and how even people like Oz...
Amanda Gorman: A Threat and Proud
July 5, 2026 - 2nd Corinthians 4:1-11 .... "What makes us Christian? Is it the things we say we believe or is it the actual things we say? Are we Jesus-followers because of the things we do or the things we do like Jesus did?"
The Christ Abides
May 5, 2024 - John 15:9-17 ...."The take-away is that to be Jesus' friend and to love Jesus are the same thing, they’re synonymous, because both are defined as keeping Jesus' commandments. Abide, on the other hand, means to "remain, stay...
EASTER: Truth Dawns Slowly
Easter Sunday April 5, 2026 - John 20:1-10 ...."Like Peter and the other disciple grappling with the unexpected, how we see differs, too. So let’s let go of trying to get everyone to agree on what’s real, and let’s embrace the slow dawn ...
Is the Neighbor Being Served?
February 2nd, 2025 - Luke 6:1-6 .... "And here Jesus doesn’t hesitate to offer healing. He says “Stretch out your hand.” Note that Jesus doesn’t ask the man with the withered hand what he believed, or what his ethnicity was, or abou...
The Ideal Jesus Follower
From April 2, 2026 - Maundy Thursday - John 19:23-30...."The most compelling idea I’ve heard is that “the disciple Jesus loved” is a reference not to any historical Bible character or one of the disciples, but that the “beloved ...
Lazarus' Bait and Switch
From February 22, 2026 - John 11:1-44...."I wonder, after all that over the top set up, if the story of Lazarus’ miraculous resurrection was actually intended to fail. Haven’t you ever been the victim of a scam or magic...
Peter's Shadow Work
From March 8, 2026 - John 18:12-27...."Whether you’re Peter Pan or Peter the Rock, seeing one’s shadow has a way of creating a reaction. Pan makes Wendy sow his back on, a mere annoyance and a goofy game—but Peter the Rock crumbles. The ...