May 31, 2020Pentecost1 Corinthinans 12: 1-13 Part of today’s passage is a Pentecost standard. We know the story of the tongues of fire … the flames of the Spirit that rest on each of the people gathered around the table and … suddenly … each of them develops linguistic skills and is able to comprehend what the other people are saying. In…
1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-57 May 24, 2020 A couple of weeks ago, someone I knew back in my undergraduate days died as a result of Covid-19. He survived the initial battle with the virus and had been transferred into a rehab unit to complete his recovery. Things were looking positive … friends and family breathed a slight sigh of relief. Then, a day…
May 17, 2020 A sermon from National Bishop Susan Johnson for May 17, 2020 (Easter 6) Grace to you and peace in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Click to see service It’s wonderful to be with you today in this way during this time of pandemic. Our national office is closed and I am working from home. It…
May 10, 2020Acts 18:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Corinth has been called the Las Vegas of the ancient world. Click to view YouTube service The city was an economic powerhouse of the day … supported by the mining and pottery industries. It was an historic ship-building port with two harbours – one on the Adriatic coast and the other on the Aegean coast…
May 3, 2020 Acts 17: 1-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Change doesn’t come easy for some. People get set in their ways … they become accepting of the status quo … they find comfort in the belief that their experiences and methods lead to the best ways … sometimes the only way … of doing things or of moving through life. Some people…
April 26, 2020Acts 3:1-10 View service I had some banking to do a couple of weeks ago. So, keeping social-distancing in mind … and wanting to minimize the risk of coming into contact with someone dealing with COVID-19 … I picked a time when I thought there would be less traffic and fewer people on the sidewalks. It also meant that I…
Acts 1: 1-14 April 19, 2020 Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! In today’s reading from Acts, Jesus actually does rise. Today, we hear of his ascension … the true end of his earthly visit. Luke’s gospel ends with Jesus’ ascension. Now, in the Book of Acts, Luke adds some details … some texture … to the scene. Today, the…
Mark 16: 1-8April 12, 2020 One of the first things that my university students learn in Interpersonal Communications is a concept called the “Johari Window.” This window is a self-awareness tool that helps students better understand themselves and better understand their relationship with others. Imagine a window with four panes of glass. Each pane represents an aspect of your knowledge about a…
April 10, 2020Mark 15: 16-39 We are in a scary and uncertain time … both as individuals and as a faith community. The COVID-19 crisis has pushed each of us behind closed doors … into our personal sanctuaries … and away from community … in a physical sense. Our connections are held together by telephone cable and Wi-Fi. Behind those closed doors, we…
April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday Click to watch on-line service Mark 11:1-0; 14:3-11 Today’s gospel passage offers two instances when Jesus’ nature … his identity … are recognized and celebrated. And it offers two different outcomes. We start with Jesus entrance into Jerusalem and the last week of his earthly life. His appearance in the city precedes the Passover festival and comes…