Writings and Sermons
Morsels & Stories: I talked about the theology we had sung earlier in the hymn “Alleluia! Sing to Jesus.” Found in Common Praise as hymn 374, you can find the lyrics here at oremus.org. Sermon: Jeremiah does a big and foolish thing, given his situation. But should we have any other expectation from God’s prophet? […]
Read MoreSt Peter’s has a mid-week service and have been working toward recording and occasionally posting those sermons. My mid-week sermons are often shorter and closer to extemporaneous. This year the Feast of Holy Cross Day fell on a Wednesday. The lessons can be found by clicking here. You can watch “The West Wing” scene […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: We spend some time talking about our favourite parts of Scripture. Because this was interactive and personal, much of it may not have recorded well. I’d invite you to ponder the questions yourself in those times. Sermon: It’s all about the party. The lessons for today can be found by […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I talked about one interpretation of “the sacrifice of praise” and mention a favourite CS Lewis quote. Sermon: I tackle Jeremiah in the potter’s house. What doesn’t it mean? How might we listen better to my favourite grouchy prophet? (The picture is something I mention in the sermon.) The lessons for today […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I asked people to reflect on the times in their life when everything was just right, even if it was just half a second. There will be a bit of silence and some strange background noise as a few people share. Feel free to take this time to remember similar times in […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I read from The Spy on Noah’s Ark. Sermon: Because the end of my week was taken up with taking care of some emergency health issues for my dog (who is definitely on the road back to health now), I never had the time to finish a sermon. So I talked about […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I read from a story from The Curse of Blessing. Sermon: We read from part of Hosea’s story, about the unfaithful woman God asked him to marry and the names God chose. Is that a story to be thankful for? The lessons for today can be found by clicking here. […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: A bit about the lectionary, or how to find the lessons and prayers for Sunday. Sermon: The parable of the Good Samaritan is all about loving our neighbour, but what if we’re not supposed to be the Samaritan in the story. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I read about one of the marks of new monasticism from Common Prayer. You can find more about the marks of new monasticism here. Sermon: Naaman’s wife’s slave-girl does something radical. The kind of of radical that happens when Jesus sends 70 disciples out. The lessons can be found by […]
Read MoreWe transferred St Peter (and St Paul’s) feast day, which is usually the 29th, to Sunday so we could celebrate. St Peter is our patronal saint, which is a fancy way of saying our church is named after him. As it was a special day, I put together a little quiz for Morsels & Stories […]
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