Sermon: Reign of Christ Sunday, November 20, 2022 – Luke 1: 68-79
Some of you will have grown up in Churches where the Liturgical Calendar of the year is an important thing, and for others it will be a more recent and/or … Read more
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Sermon: September 18, 2022 – 1 Corinthians 1: 18-31
> a sermon preached at Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff AB I have a particularly strong, positive emotional connection with some scriptures. When I see them coming up in the … Read more
Sermon: April 24, 2022 – John 20: 19-31
Occasionally, something happens in one’s life, or in the shared experience of a community, that forever changes how a scripture lesson will be read. Watch at https://youtu.be/7MEmgCLkpXM Download PDF: Sermon_24April2022 … Read more
Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022 – John 20: 1-18 and Isaiah 65: 17-25
This is the day of resurrection. The gloom of Good Friday is replaced by a glorious new day, the body laid in the tomb after the crucifixion is replaced, miraculously, … Read more
Sermon: January 9, 2022 – Isaiah 43: 1-7
I have to admit that politically, emotionally and theologically the past two years have been a grind. With COVID setting the context, we have watched as the inequalities of our … Read more
Sermon: January 2, 2022 – Epiphany Sunday – Matthew 2: 1-23
One of my favourite aspects of the narrative of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany is how, at each turn, we are shown God’s commitment to those who hold neither status or … Read more
Sermon: December 12, 2021 – Advent 3 – Luke 1: 26-45
The annunciation to Mary, followed by the visitation of Mary and Elizabeth. These are our back-to-back gospel readings from Luke for this third Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of JOY. … Read more
Sermon: December 5, 2021 – Advent II – Luke 3: 2-18
Watch at https://youtu.be/aPOvM021kKw Pause a while with me, in the presence of a sacred moment between parent and child, as we hear the final verses of the “Song of Zechariah” … Read more
Sermon: August 1, 2021 – 2 Samuel 11
For decades, I have been both impressed and troubled by the way the Bible approaches the story and legacy of King David. Watch at https://youtu.be/CUA-kadR1DY Download PDF: Sermon_01August2021 We will … Read more
Sermon: June 27, 2021 – 2 Corinthians 8: 7-15
As I approach this reading from 2nd Corinthians, chapter 8, it strikes me that the ministry of the Apostle Paul has similarities to the online ministry that we and many … Read more