One of the most revered traditions at my alma mater, Augustana College, is the opportunity that seniors have to preach during the chapel hour. In the spring of my senior year I wrote and delivered the sermon listed at the link below. The professor shown in the photo with me was my capstone professor and advisor, Dr. Ann Pederson.
Augustana Senior Sermon (2005) "Splendid Imperfections"
As I prepare for seminary in the fall, and the homilitics (preaching) classes that I will be taking over the next three years, I thought it prudent to revisit this sermon. For never being formally trained in hermeneutics or homilitics, the sermon is not bad. It is funny how much has changed, and yet, how little has changed over the years. I still find myself wondering if God can really use me, and still have to challenge myself to lay down my metaphorical nets to follow the Call to discipleship. But, for better or worse, that is what I am doing and it is only through Grace that I am able to do so in spite of my imperfections.
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