Olga-Maria Cruz
preaching
Currently, the greatest joy in my life is
opening the wisdom of ancient sacred texts for today's people,
prayerfully researching and thinking on their behalf,
then bringing them good news of all the ways
God is actively redeeming the world, and
meeting us where we are with what we need.
Here you will find themes of grace and compassion,
a fresh take on familiar Scriptures,
and insight into Lutheran theology and practice.
This is
(the new) Us
"Christ's peace isn’t available only for a small group, the narrow vision of “us” —but the new, expanded Us that includes Them…"
A sermon on Ephesians 2:11-22
delivered to St. John's Lutheran Church, Walhalla, SC
on Sunday, July 21, 2024
(Pentecost 9 Year B)
Belong, Believe, Behave
"When Jesus is at the center, no one is at the margins."
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A sermon on Acts 8:26-40 & John 15:1-8 , 1John 4:7-21 delivered to St. John's Lutheran Church, Walhalla, SC
on Sunday, April 28, 2024
(Easter 5, Year B)
The Incarnation Continues...
"Jesus did not come to transcend , or judge, or to ignore the body..."
A sermon on John 20:19-31
delivered to St. John's Lutheran Church, Walhalla, SC
on Sunday, April 8, 2024
(Easter 2, year B)
“His disciples"—plural.
They remembered in community.
Together, they remembered."
His Disciples Remembered
Sermon on John 2:13-22
Sunday, Mar 3, 2024
St. John's Lutheran Church, Walhalla, SC
Blessed Are You
"Mary’s proclamation is
the good news in seed form–
if you pour water
on the Magnificat,
you get most of the Bible!"
Surprise!!
"Surprise! God isn’t doing exactly what we thought.
Surprise! God’s timeline isn’t exactly what we thought.
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God is the mystery that breaks into all of our certainty..."
Sermon on Amos 5: 18-24; Psalm 70; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13
Sunday, Nov 12, 2023
St. John's Lutheran Church, Walhalla, SC