Light and Life

A few weeks ago, I attended a reading by Marie Wilson, one of the commissioners to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. And of course, bought her book, North of Nowhere! I’ll get back to a story that she told in a minute. Did any of you attend one of the public sessions when it was…

Open Hearts

One of the ways I prepare to write my sermon is to read the scripture slowly… Then I read it again… slowly…. The third time, I pick up a pen and circle the words that jump out at me… This week, the three words that jumped out were opened, heart and listen. I was also…

Decisions, Decisions

My first thought, when I read through this passage last Sunday evening was, “I’m supposed to preach on a church meeting?” Because essentially that’s what this passage is… a report on a gathering, it’s called the Council of Jerusalem. To set the scene, we need to know a bit about what happened after last weeks…

Look! Here Is Water!

Look! Here is water! Those words, spoken by an Ethiopian eunuch from the passage of scripture that you’re going to hear in a few minutes, kept ringing in my ears this week! Look, here is water! Nova Scotia has 7400 km of coastline. No matter where you are in NS, you are never more than…

Shaping the Church

The book of Acts gives us glimpses into the early church—those chaotic, passionate, Spirit-driven days when the followers of Jesus were trying to figure out what it meant to be a community shaped by resurrection hope. In Acts 6:1–7, we see the fledgling Christian community confronted with a very human problem: some people’s needs were…

Yearning

I wrote this a couple of years ago in a period of deep despair but didn’t share it here; it seems appropriate for Holy Saturday.

Unrevealed

In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus tells a parable about a fig tree that hasn’t borne fruit. Instead of cutting it down, the gardener asks for more time—to tend the roots, nourish the soil, and wait.

What if resting is part of growing? What if unseen transformation is happening beneath the surface? This reflection explores what this means for our faith, our communities, and the way we trust in the divine gardener.

Don’t Throw Hope Off the Cliff

Hope is not blind optimism. It is not ignoring the realities of injustice, suffering, or rejection. Hope is the conviction that even in the face of resistance, even when we are pushed to the edges, God is still at work. Hope is the courage to proclaim a love that is wider than expected, to insist on justice that includes those who have been cast aside, and to trust in the abundance of God’s grace when the world tells us to hoard what we have.