Sermon: Highland Games Sunday, September 3, 2023 – Exodus 3: 1-15
On Highland Games Sunday, we reach into the early days of Canmore and the early days of this Church. Canmore Presbyterian Church was founded in 1891 and with its young … Read more
On Highland Games Sunday, we reach into the early days of Canmore and the early days of this Church. Canmore Presbyterian Church was founded in 1891 and with its young … Read more
Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are the meek, blessed are the pure in heart. Thus begin Jesus’ wonderful words, remembered as the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew … Read more
When I was a teenager, one of my favourite board games was a Parker Brothers’ game named CAREERS, a Christmas gift received in about 1973. The gameplay had you going … Read more
Today, the second Sunday of Advent, is the Sunday of Peace. Download PDF: Sermon_04December2022_AdventII_Peace So many things immediately come to mind on this topic of peace: First: I am well aware … Read more
If you’ve sent or received a text or email in recent years, you’ve likely become familiar with emojis. You know, those cute little pictures that get added, either one at … Read more
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
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
Note: Sunday, November 28, 2021, the congregations of Ralph Connor Memorial UC, Canmore and Rundle Memorial UC, Banff joined to worship, in Banff. For the Ralph Connor congregation, this was … Read more
Today’s gospel reading from the 9th chapter of Mark has three parts to it: Jesus delivers troubling news about his death, which his disciples fail to understand; those same disciples … Read more
I am writing this sermon four days after hearing of the discovery at the Kamloops Residential School. At this moment, I carry within me silent, sorrowful, helpless, culpable emptiness, and … Read more