God who Challenges, September 2021
This sermon is about Proverbs and brainteasers. (I would say more but we got a puppy this afternoon. Also why this is going up so late tonight.) Here’s a link to the texts.
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Tradition, Care, and Struggle, August 2021
The question about handwashing just hits differently in the middle of a pandemic. Which can’t be a whole sermon. But it did help shape this sermon. Listen: I worked most closely with Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23.
Read MoreFaith that Gnaws, August 2021
For the sermon before a week of needed vacation, I’m quite happy. However there are a few details I want to correct or elaborate on. First, there are 39 Articles of Religion. Although the one I quote is the 29th, so perhaps we can assume that’s the basis for my confusion? Second, for my fellow […]
Read MoreRaise them Up, August 2021
I kept hearing this hymn in my head every time I read this passage. It’s a favourite of mine and very clearly drawn from this text. Which lead to some other trips through earlier thoughts I’ve had about this passage. I worked most closely with John 6.34 41-51.
Read MoreBelief and Community, August 2021
I was particularly caught up by Jesus’s focus on the work of the people of God (which is belief). After so many months of our church communities faith being expressed online and in their homes, I also had the emphasis in Ephesian on our unity in the back of my mind. This swirl of thoughts […]
Read MoreAbundance among groups, July 2021
Here’s a little behind-the-scenes that would never have turned into a sermon: Ever since learning that in John, Jesus asks people questions to see if they are ready to better know him, all I can think of for a second is how during our midweek lectionary bible study, I’ll ask people what they know about […]
Read MoreGod’s Home, July 2021
In our first reading David and Nathan engage in a theological discussion that is ongoing. One of the places it exists today is how worship happens during a pandemic. I worked with 2 Sam 7.1-14a.
Read MoreWhat does the Bible say……, July 2021
I have questions on my mind. Obviously. I was really drawn into the similarities between these passages but a sermon talking about those seemed a lot more like a lecture. However, they also reminded me of one of my favourite questions to hear that also makes me a little nervous. I worked with both 2 […]
Read MoreQuestions, July 2021
This week this lovely rich passage became about the questions Jesus’s hometown poses for him and how he responds because I have a lot of questions as our province enters a very open stage and St Paul’s is in the early stages of planning to resume in-building worship. I worked most closely with Mark 6.1-13.
Read MoreHelp that Helps, June 2021
For perhaps the better, I didn’t think of it this way until after Church, but this could be the story of Jesus approving of side quests. (If that doesn’t make sense, that’s why it’s probably for the best. I love this story. Admittedly, I love most stories in the Bible, but this is probably top […]
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