Easter 6Romans 3: 28-30; 5:1-11May 14, 2023 I was visiting with one of our members last week. It was one of the warmer days and I was embracing the sunshine to the point of distraction … so much so, that I absent-mindedly forgot to roll down the cuffs of my sleeves before I went into the house. Click here for service About…

Easter 5Romans 1: 1-17May 7, 2023There is an Indian parable about blind men and an elephant. In the story, these men heard that a strange animal, called an “elephant,” had been brought to their town. There had never been an elephant in the community before, so they have never been exposed to one.  So, they sought out the elephant and its handler, and…

April 16, 2023Easter 2Matthew 28: 16-20 We stood with at the tomb with the two Marys last Sunday. There an angel told them Jesus had risen and to go tell the disciples that Jesus would meet them in Galilee. Jesus’ mission didn’t end at the tomb … the resurrection brings his mission on earth to fuller expression. Click here for service The…

Acts 13:1-3; 14: 7-20Easter 4April 30, 2023 From time to time, I get asked about my faith journey … some ask about my “coming-to-Jesus moment.”  I don’t usually share the story in full detail … I don’t want to take up a person’s day. Let’s say it isn’t a Road to Damascus moment. It involves leaving the denomination of my youth over…

Sermon – April 16, 2023Easter 2Matthew 28: 16-20 We stood with at the tomb with the two Marys last Sunday.  There an angel told them Jesus had risen and to go tell the disciples that Jesus would meet them in Galilee. Jesus’ mission didn’t end at the tomb … the resurrection brings his mission on earth to fuller expression. The Marys followed…

Matthew 25: 31-46Lent 5March 26, 2023I was out on a reporting assignment for a weekly newspaper shortly before I returned to Canada back in the late ‘80s. I was interviewing an environmentalist about a pipeline proposal and during the course of the interview, we walked out to a fenced-in area of the property to see the angora goats and handful of sheep…

March 19, 2023Matthew 25: 1-13In the first half of the 1800s, an elaborate  system of safehouses, hidden rooms and even caves traced routes from the southern United States to the northern states and Canada helped slaves escape to freedom.  Click here for service People known as conductors would shuttle escaped slaves between points along the route … taking them to one point ……

Matthew 22:1-14March 12, 2023Lent 3This is the third parable in a row we’ve heard from Jesus. Two weeks ago, we heard the parable of the unforgiving slave … the one whose debt was forgiven, but who refused to forgive the debt of another. Then, last week we heard the parable of the vineyard  workers … the ones who thought they were entitled…

Matthew 20: 1-16Lent 2March 5, 2023 I think we all know that churches have been finding themselves in financial messes due to the pandemic and to church-goers getting older and being less able to make the trip to the building. Click here for service But imagine the financial possibilities if we offered “liturgical premium packages” or even a “sacramental platinum package” to…

Matthew 18:15-35Lent 1February 26, 2023 So far in Matthew, Jesus has instructed the disciples on how people’s actions in the world could prevent them from entering the kingdom. He told them how to deal with barriers … stumbling blocks … to those coming to faith. Click here for service Now, the disciples hear how to handle such stumbling blocks with they appear…