It is Mother’s Day in the secular world, although in the United Church this day is Christian family Sunday. A day when we celebrate not only mothers and fathers but take a look at what it means to be sisters and brothers in Christ. Two years ago this week I was at Bedford United Church…
Each week, or almost each week, I stand up in front of many of you and tell you where pondering and reflecting on the readings has led me over the last week… and so a sermon is born… But…I want to remind you that just because the readings touched me in a particular way this time,…
The story of Thomas, the doubter. The one who had to touch to believe. My dictionary had many, many definitions of doubt, and these are only a few: • one was to be hesitant to believe or accept, • another was to be apprehensive or suspicious of, • yet another, was an unresolved point or…
As I thought about the gospel reading this week, last week’s Lenten Study came to mind. It was focused on Fear and Courage. Janice MacLean, a United Church minister, with an on-line ministry called The Prayer Bench, encourages us to make a friend of fear. In one of the Practices of Releasing sessions, She writes this:…
John 18: 1-19:42 April 3, 2015 Ecumenical Good Friday Service This was a bit of an interactive dialogue. When I said the words, “It can’t be finished, oh my God, how can it be finished?” The congregation responded with “No, it is NOT finished!” Those words were what went through my head as I remember that day……
Sometimes I wonder how I ever wrote a sermon without Google. I have often wondered why people at football games held up signs that said John 3:16. Then I suddenly realized, “Google probably knows!” And sure enough, this is what I found out on Wikipedia, It started with a man by the name of Rollen Stewart, also…
Good Morning Everyone! What a fine gathering. My name is Rebekka. I was there that day… that day when Jesus freaked out and turned over the tables in the temple. I was there when he walked into the temple, looked around and shook his head… I was there to see the sadness in his eyes when he saw how…
Two things seemed to dominate social media this week. The ‘dress’ and the death of Leonard Nimoy. The dress, which apparently appears to be different colours to different people, has something to teach us about perspective. Leonard Nimoy’s life has something to teach us. And I will try to weave those together with our Lenten theme of covenant…
We have entered the season of Lent… a time traditionally set apart to fast, pray and give alms. A time when Christians meditate on Christ’s life and impending death. A time to renew our commitment, our covenant, to following Jesus. Unfortunately, in many cases, Lent has devolved into simply giving up chocolate or something like that. The…
Did anything jump out and grab you about the story I just read from Mark’s gospel? I think I was a feminist from way back… Even as a child, I remember being somewhat incensed by this story. If your mind wandered off while I was reading, let me refresh it. Jesus heals Simon’s mother-in-law of a fever, and…
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