Stanley L. Olsen

Augustana College
Sioux Falls, SD

Some Homilies from the Chapel of Reconciliation

Heather Aldridge, 25 Oct 2000
"Christianity: What's Christ got to do with it?"

Julia Pachoud Bennett, 10 Sept 2003

Michael Berven, student, 12 Sept 2003

Heather Aldridge, 15 Sept 2003
"The Gift of Stillness"

Loren Koepsell, 24 Sept 2003
"Wanderings in the Desert"

Ann Pederson, 15 Oct 2003
"Teresa of Avila"
Some related links

Carly LaCroix, student, 17 Oct 2003
"Thirsty"

Matt Grandbois, student, 21 Nov 2003
"Hold Your Breath"

Cari Skogberg, 24 Nov 2003
"Accompany Me"

Megan Olson, 9 Jan 2004
"Out of the Depths"

Reynold Nesiba, 26 Jan 2004
"The Poverty of Riches"

Ann Pederson, 3 Mar 2004
"Working Towards Salvation"

Pr. Paul Rohde, 5 April 2004
"Wholly Weak"

Gary Earl, 14 April 2004
"EASTER PEOPLE: Living our lives shaped by what He has done for us"

Ann Rosendale, student, 16 April 2004
"Thinking Outside the Box"

Sandra Looney, 21 April 2004

John Clementson, 26 April 2004

Ingrid Arneson, student,
Chapel President, 3 Sept 2004

Noel Kahl, student, 5 Nov 2004
"Trust God and Branch Out"

Amy Snow
Chaplain, Sioux Valley Hospital, 10 Nov 2004
"Faith and Fermentation"

Autumn Dockter, student, 21 Jan 2005
"Hydrogen Is: God's Love"

Beth Boyens, English faculty
Angie Lucas, English student
Dialog,  24 Jan 2005
"Sitting at the Table, Dining with the Word"

Amy Hanson, student, 4 March 2005
"Splendid Imperfections"

Pastor Paul Rohde, 11 April 2005
SEXUALITY AND SPIRITUALTY: Knowing the Body of Christ

Ann Pederson, 13 April 2005
"All Things"

Jaci Sutton, student, 29 April 2005
"Still In His Love"

Fenecia Homan, student, 6 May 2005
"Blessed and Called"

Murray Haar, 9 May 2005
"You Can't Go Home Again, Or Can You?"
[ Also visit this link. ]

Bruce Halverson, 14 Sept 2005
"Those People are Weird"
Bulletin
Audio file (mp3, 5 MB)

Marilyn Schempp, Chapel Organist
Mallorie Hansmann, Student Organist
Dialog, 19 September 2005
"Enjoy Liturgy and Music"

Michael Mullin, 2 Nov 2005
"The Importance of Doubt to Christian Faith"

Christy Hallenbeck, student, 20 Jan 2006
"It's Still Good"

Pastor Paul Rohde, 6 Feb 2006
"Hearing our Callings: Beginning"

Pastor Paul Rohde, 20 Feb 2006
"Hearing our Calling: Clarity"

David O'Hara, 15 Mar 2006
"Why Philosophers Don't Get Invited to Preach Twice"

Pastor Paul Rohde, 20 Mar 2006
"How Long Must I Bear Pain?"

Reynold Nesiba, 26 April 2006
"Salvation and its Obligations"

Aaron Graumann, student, 28 April 2006
"Faith"

Anna Madsen, 5 May 2006
"Freed to do a Monica"

Angie Hummel, student, 5 May 2006
"Blessed are the truth seekers ..."

Margaret Preston, 8 May 2006
"Love your Enemies"

President Rob Oliver, 11 Sept 2006
"Imagined Communities"

Anna Madsen, 20 Sept 2006

Margot Nelson, 28 March 2007
"Are you present?"

Nancy Davidson, 16 April 2007
"Peace and New Beginnings"

Muriel Larson, 9 May 2007
"Well done, thou good and faithful servant"

Richard Bowman, 24 Sept 2007
"Healing the Blind Man, Eventually"

Michael Wanous, 26 Sept 2007
"Sodium Chloride and Photons"

Kari Kintner, student, 28 Sept 2007
"Lavishing Love"

Richard Bowman, 15 Oct 2007
"Don't Speculate: Enjoy Life [even work!]"

Christie Schneider, student, 9 Nov 2007

Richard Bowman, 12 Nov 2007
"The Ambiguity of Power and Presence: Elisha and the Bears"

Meg Eide, student, 30 Nov 2007

Richard Bowman, 3 Dec 2007
"Jesus Without the Christmas Story: John the Baptist"

Mairead Kelly, student, 7 Dec 2007

Pastor Paul Rohde, 23 Jan 2008
"Strange Gifts or Gifts from Strangers?"

Kris Dahlen, student, 25 Jan 2008

Katie Barth, student, 8 Feb 2008
"See the Wonder"

Chris Croghan, 11 Feb 2008
"The 'Unethical' Theological Agenda of Martin Luther: His Early Years in Wittenberg"

Adam Norenberg, student, 15 Feb 2008

Janet Blank-Libra, 18 Feb 2008
"Ethics in Journalism"

Pastor Paul Rohde, 20 Feb 2008
"Hearing our Callings Through the Neighbor"

Debbie Hanson, 25 Feb 2008
"Ethics and Folklore"

Kristen Wilcox, student, 29 Feb 2008

Karen Mahan, 3 Mar 2008
"Ethics and Education"

Mark Braun, 5 Mar 2008
"Are Leaders Born or Made?"

Brian Eggleston, 10 Mar 2008
"Ethics and/as Economics"

Ben Hasche, student, 28 Mar 2008

Lindsay Twa, 2 Apr 2008
Seeing and Believing: Robert Aldern's reredos 'God's Love Through Christ'
[Link to Reredos image]

BryAnn Becker, student, 4 Apr 2008
"In search of the compassionate life"

Ben Eisele, student, 20 April 2008
Sunday Sermon

Andrew Kightlinger, student, 25 April 2008

Sarah Mason, student, 2 May 2008
"Living Simply, Love Extravagantly"

Richard Bowman, 8 Sept 2008
"What's in a Name: Moses and God" Part I

Ann Pederson, 10 Sept 2008

Richard Bowman, 15 Sept 2008
"What's in a Facee: Moses and God" Part II

President Rob Oliver, 29 Sept 2008
"Rich Dad, Poor Dad"

Collin Taphorn, student, 10 Oct 2008

Richard Bowman, 20 Oct 2008
"What's in a Family: Lot's Daughters"

Murray Haar, 10 Nov 2008
"The Threat and Mystery of the Stranger"

Richard Bowman, 17 Nov 2008
"The Tower of Babel: What's iin a Place?"

Laurie Jungling, 9 Feb 2009
"Ethics and Religion: Friend or Foe?"

Paul Egland, 16 Feb 2009
"Ethics and Biology"

Paul Rohde, 23 Feb 2009
"Ethics for the Ordained and the Communities That Call Them"

Jetty Duffy-Matzner, 2 March 2009
"Chemistry and Ethics - Perspectives from an Undergraduate Research Mentor and Teacher"

Gretta Melsted, 9 March 2009
"Ethics in Athletics"

Mary Isaacson, 16 March 2009
"The Ethics of Culture in Nursing and Healthcare"

Heather Barthelman, student, 17 April 2009

Jenny Anderson, student, 1 May 2009
"God's Slaps in the Face"

Ashley Pike, student, 8 May 2009
"Be Still and Know that I am God"

Beth Singleton, student, 11 Sept 2009

Megan Hasche, student, 18 Sept 2009

Logan Lee, student, 25 Sept 2009

Miranda Andersen, student, 2 Oct 2009

David O'Hara, 7 Oct 2009
"To Whom Else Can We Go?"

President Rob Oliver, 9 Oct 2009
"Remembering and Reconciling"

Rocki Wentzel, 14 Oct 2009
"Incarnation as Gift"

Abby Thompson, student, 16 Oct 2009
"Home"

Hannah deFreese, student, 23 Oct 2009

Alex Eykamp, student, 6 Nov 2009

Per Nestingen, student, 13 Nov 2009

Sam Eisele, student, 20 Nov 2009

Heather Bart, 23 Nov 2009
"These are God's Hands"

Liz Dolven-Kolle, student, 4 Dec 2009

Michael Stutelberg, student, 8 Jan 2010

Pastor Ann Pederson, 13 Jan 2010

Amy Hulstein, student, 22 Jan 2010
"Traveling the road of persecuted love"

Kirsten Lenander, student, 19 Feb 2010

Julia Bennett, 24 Feb 2010
"Awake . . Be kind to your sleeping heart"

Will Dietzler, Student, 26 Feb 2010
"Here I Stand"

Margot Nelson, 1 March 2010