I have come to believe that one of the most important words in life, including the life of the church is AND. For me it means that instead of separating things into distinct components, thereby reducing them, ‘and’ implies expanding, including and hospitality. For instance, we might disagree on some things regarding our image of God…
In order to make sense of the story I just read, you need to have a bit of background. Jesus is taking some time away; he is tired from the demands being made upon him. He was in Tyre, which was an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous of its…
When you think of the Adam and Eve story, what is the first thing that pops into your mind? Did you notice that there is not a single mention of an apple? And yet, I bet that image is imbedded in our minds. Whether or not we believe that the story of Adam and Eve in…
As a young woman and mother I was careful to raise my son to be both nurturing and adventurous. He got dolls as well as trucks. He wore the rainbow of colours, not just ‘boys’ colours. His father shared equally in household chores and childcare. This was the mid-seventies; the woman’s movement had inspired me to dream of…
Good morning… I am Pharaoh’s daughter. Did you notice that, in the Bible, I don’t have a name? My father doesn’t have a name in the Bible, either, and this means that modern scholars don’t know just when this story happened. They think they are close, but aren’t really sure. A name means so much in so many ways.…
It’s Father’s Day… we are marking Aboriginal Sunday… and the news this week has been dominated by the killing of 9 African Americans who had gathered for Bible study. And of course, we have our scripture readings. How to connect the dots on all of those? In an on-line discussion with a few colleagues across the…
Who here has had a garden at some point? What are some of the things that need to take place in order for a garden to grow and flourish? Sun, water, good soil, time… some would say a strong sense of hope and belief in the future as well. I think the church is something like a plant……
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…
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