Sermons by Rev. Jason S. Glombicki

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki January 26, 2025 Every year on the final Sunday of January is “Reconciling in Christ” Sunday or RIC Sunday for short. It’s a day when Lutheran congregations throughout the United States and Canada celebrate the affirmation and full inclusion of those of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities along with their commitments to racial equity. As our staff prepared for today’s service, my phone kept buzzing with new information: presidential Executive Order…

The magi have fascinated Christians for thousands of years. They are depicted in 3rd century frescos in the catacombs of Rome and were carved into the façades of Chartres Cathedral in the 13th century. They were the subject of great artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, and Dürer. And most church nativity scenes, as well as at-home devotional nativities, would look incomplete without them. But’s it’s only twelve verses and two mentions in one gospel that have sparked our fixation…

Tonight, we heard the Lukan Christmas story. Yet tonight’s story was different from the typical retelling that combines Matthew and Luke into a single story. And this combination is nothing new. In fact, if you glance at the Neapolitan Creche on the bulletin cover, you’ll see an 18th century baroque masterpiece, blending Lukan shepherds and Matthean magi into a bustling scene…