Confessions of a Serial Plant Killer (& Thank God for Grace)
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost | Year A | Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 | July 12th, 2026 | Highlands Lutheran Church (Denver, CO)
Penumbra Dei
Sermons and musings from Highlands Lutheran Church and New Beginnings Worshipping Community (a congregation located inside the Denver Women's Prison). Full-time Pastor, Part-time Law Student.
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"Who lives, who dies, who tells the story...": Hamilton, Jesus, and the Weirdness of Celebrating America Right Now
Rev. Samm Melton-Hill | Highlands Lutheran Church (Denver, CO) | July 5th, 2026 | A Service in Dialogue with America's 250th Semiquincentennial Anniversary | Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30
Matching Flannels and a Melting Wedding Cake: Reflections on a Decade of Marriage
Fair warning: this one is unabashedly sappy. But given the state of the world, I think we could all use a little more love in our feeds.
Of Opes and Y'alls and Soda Pops: A Sermon for the Sunday of Pentecost
Year A | Pentecost | May 24th, 2026 | Highlands Lutheran Church | Denver, CO | 10am | New Beginnings Worshipping Community | Denver, CO | 2:20pm | Rev. Samm Melton-Hill
The Empire Has Stolen Our Vestments: A Sermon for the Sunday of Pentecost
Year A | Pentecost | May 24th, 2026 | Highlands Lutheran Church & New Beginnings Worshipping Community | Denver, CO | Rev. Samm Melton-Hill
“What Jesus Prays When We Can’t”
Year A | Sunday after the Ascension | May 17th, 2026 | Highlands Lutheran Church | Denver, CO | 10am | Rev. Samm Melton-Hill
Crying in the Check-Out Line: Jesus' Promise to those Living in a Crumbling Empire
Year A | Sixth Sunday of Easter | May 10th, 2026 Highlands Lutheran Church | Denver, CO | 10am Rev. Samm Melton-Hill
"Peace Be with You Anyways"
The Second Sunday of Easter | April 12th, 2026 Highlands Lutheran Church | Denver, CO
“The Powers and Principalities Can Kiss My Ass” - Jesus, probably
A Sermon for Easter Sunday | Highlands Lutheran Church | Denver, CO | April 5, 2026 | Video of Service can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@HighlandsLutheranChurch
A Love that Refuses to Let Go: Maundy Thursday Reflection
Highlands Lutheran Church (Denver, CO) | Maundy Thursday | April 2nd, 2026 | Recording of Service can be found at www.youtube.com/@HighlandsLutheranChurch