I can remember as I was growing up in the church, the altar at the front of the building. It’s still there in many Salvation Army corps, and we call it the Mercy Seat. As young children we were taught that this was a very holy place and we were not to touch it if … More Where is God Now?
But if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need! I love The Rolling Stones, don’t you? Before the Lenten season began I binge watched (over three weekends) Call the Midwife on Netflix. I really like the show, it’s about a group of nun and nurse midwives serving in the east … More You Can’t Always Get What You Want
The Lenten season is here once again. Why is it that people give things up for lent, a fasting of sorts? To be completely honest I’m not sure I fully understand it in the traditional sense. I come from a tradition that, well at least as I was growing up, never really had an emphasis … More Into the Wilderness
It’s been a crazy few weeks in my world, and I haven’t been on the blog in recent days. Now that things that slowed down though, I hope to be back at the weekly reflection as I do find it helps in my sermon preparation. So on to Mark 1:29-39. I had my gall bladder … More Healing and serving: Mark 1:29-39
For a lot of people Christmas is full of worry fear and dread. We worry about those travelling (especially in snowy regions), health, money, family harmony, time…the list can go on and on. I’ll admit right here and now, that I am a bit uptight, but I am slowly learning that I have to loosen … More May it be to me as you have said
In my early 20’s I had a pretty serious car accident that was my fault. In down town Winnipeg there are street lights on every corner. You have to pay special attention when travelling down town because you might go through one light that is green and the next one could be red and you have … More On Car Accidents and Comfort.
I grew some potatoes this summer. Actually I didn’t do anything, a man from my congregation set them for me in a garden box that he made for me. All I had to do is wait for them to grow, and watch for the signs that they were ready. It began first with the shoots … More Ready or Not
I just saw a meme on Facebook that reads, If you want to keep Christ in Christmas Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies and do unto others as you would have done unto you. I shared it immediately to my own wall. This … More The Reign of Christ the King
This weeks gospel reading (Matt 25:1-13) brings us to the parable of the 10 bridesmaids. 5 are wise, and 5 are foolish. I know a lot of people who are like the wise bridesmaids. They seem to always ready with whatever is needed and never find themselves unprepared, they even seem to have extra. They carry those things … More Always Be Prepared
I believe that every person, whether atheist or creationist and all people in between at some point wonders how the universe began. In his book Genesis Revisited: The Creation, Donald Arlo Jennings attempts to explore these ideas from a fresh Christian perspective. He explores different ways of thinking about the creation to include the probability … More Book Review: Genesis Revisited-The Creation
Living the Lectionary 