When bad news & good news are intertwined, what do we hear? Download PDF: Sermon_26June2022 Watch: https://youtu.be/nQXKlcqedLI Seventeen years ago, when I was coaching my son’s Little League baseball team, … Read more
At Pentecost we see evidence that diversity and unity can coexist. At the first Christian Pentecost, two different groups gathered with Holy intent in Jerusalem, at the same time: the … Read more
Such dividedness. Insiders and outsiders. Ethnic and Religious splits. Positions strongly held, to the point of erecting walls of hostility between one another. Differences, even, in what is considered authoritative … Read more
Figuring out one’s priorities is no easy feat. Do I focus on my own needs, the needs of those closest to me, the needs of communities that I am part … Read more
LOVE is at the core of today’s gospel lesson. The first three gospels all recount the same story, of Jesus being asked which commandment is greatest, and in the fourth … Read more
In this week when the United Church of Canada reaches the 95-year milestone, my wonderings have gone to what it means to be United, and how we can view unity, … Read more
One of the ways to tease out a Christian denomination’s priorities and theology, is to look at how they name their Churches. If a denomination tends to use phrases like … Read more
Last Sunday night was the annual broadcast of the Academy Awards. As usual, we tuned in to about half of it and as usual, we’ve seen perhaps two of the … Read more