Choices that influence our lives – Part 2 – Matthew 5:38-48 Last week I was covering some of the Sermon on the Mount that spoke about choices we make that…
The lectionary for this year has chosen to take larger sections from the Sermon on the Mount for each week for the next few weeks. Today we have come to…
The Sermon on the Mount, as it has come to be known, is considered to be one of the key points in the ministry of Jesus. It covers three chapters…
“With what shall I come before the Lord and bow myself before God on high?” So starts the lament of the prophet Micah. Micah, one of the pre-exilic prophets, sees…
Last year when we held our first service to celebrate Robbie Burns, I am sure that many of you had questions as to how there could be any redeeming features…
On Sharing a Good Thing – John 1:29-42 Last week we looked at one of the Old Testament prophecies concerning the servant of God. In that we learned something of…
Today I want to explore with you an image that recurs throughout the history of God with the people of this place called Earth – the image of the servant.…
A five year old boy was traveling in the car heading to a family Christmas get-together. As they passed by the Anglican church where a manger scene was in the…
Denial, Excuses, Inaction – NOT! Today is the second Sunday of Advent… the Sunday of Peace… the Sunday when we consider the words of John the Baptist who reminds us…
Perhaps it is hard to believe but people of this world have been encountering the God we know for longer than most of us can even imagine. And even though…