Sermon: September 10, 2023 – Romans 8: 12-27
It’s not generally a winning strategy to start a talk by lifting up a nostalgic image from mid-March of 2020, but one image comes to mind from those early days … Read more
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Sermon: Sunday, August 27, 2023 – Exodus 1:8 – 2:10
In one way, the story of baby Moses in a basket seems a perfect scripture for a baptism Sunday. There’s a young child, there’s water, and many of us grew … Read more
Sermon: August 20, 2023. Genesis 45: 1-15
There is a LOT going on in the story of Joseph, everything you’ve just heard and more. It’s a bit of a page-turner, including some naughty sections, and the Bible … Read more
Sermon: July 30, 2023 – Genesis 28: 10-19a
After a lifetime of having only a vague idea of my family tree, seven summers ago I delved into it and got it moved online. It didn’t take long before … Read more
Sermon: July 16, 2023 – Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23
If we were to place ourselves in the fishing and farming region named The Galilee in the days of Jesus, I wonder what aspect of his ministry we’d be attracted … Read more
Sermon: Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023 – Acts 2:1-21 and John 20: 19-23
This has been an unusual Pentecost Sunday to prepare for. And no, not because of the back and forth on whether we’d be in Banff or Canmore, but because of … Read more
Sermon: May 21, 2023 – John 14: 1-14
“In my father’s house are many mansions.” These are words that have brought comfort to centuries of Christian worshipers, and I long ago lost count of the number of times … Read more
Sermon: May 7, 2023 – Acts 17: 22-31
Imagine with me, being in Athens, 2000 years ago. For those of you who’ve been in present-day Athens, that’s probably not a hard thing to do. For those like me … Read more
Sermon: April 30, 2023 – Isaiah 43: 1-3a and Acts 2: 42-47
For those visiting today, something you need to know about my household is that my spouse, Shannon, is also an Ordained United Church Minister, and while that sometimes leads to … Read more
Sermon: March 19, 2023 – Lent 4 – 1 Samuel 3: 1-10
Although my favourite types of sermons are those that begin with a scripture and some curiosity and a desire to have it go wherever God wants it to, sometimes a … Read more