Safe Church Sunday sermon
In our worship service on Sunday, September 14 – through song, prayer, and word – we made space to commit ourselves to being a church that practices beloved community, following Jesus who…
Book of the Bible: Mark
Part of God’s Story
I’m often intrigued by the way stories with known endings continue to fascinate us. Our favourite books we reread over and over again; our favourite stories we tell again and…
From a Human Point of View
Christians have always looked for barometers of faith. We want to know: what does a good Christian look like? How can we see if someone is sinning or saved or…
Back to the Beginning
One of our practices as a community is to carve out space in our shared worship to share with one another where we’ve sensed the Divine. We wonder where God…
Driven into the Wilderness
My grandpa had a story that I heard him tell a few times. I can’t confirm all of its details but I can confirm its truth. Sometime when my grandpa…
Transfiguration Sunday
Our faith is made up of a series of encounters between humans and God, humans and humans, God and God. Sometimes these encounters have ended in floods or wars or…
Gathered at the Door
I really appreciate the invitation from you all to be here as a guest preacher. It’s a bit odd to be asked to speak…usually everyone else is doing the talking –…
Power Belongs to God
God is speaking good news all around us. Which is why listening is so important to the life of faith…listening to God… and listening to those God might be speaking…
Beginning as Beloved
Today is the celebration of Christ’s baptism. And yesterday in the church calendar was Epiphany, remembering the three wise men from the east who journeyed to offer gifts and see…
Wilderness Preparations
There are all sorts of ways that Mark could have begun to tell the story of the good news of Jesus. Each of the four gospels has its own take…