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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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