This morning morning at ‘Breakfast With Jesus,’ our casual worship service around tables with food, I read Papa Panov’s Special Christmas, where an old man waits to see Jesus all day, and in the meantime, welcomes a variety of people into his home: feeds, clothes and shelters them. He was disappointed at the end of…
I wrote this for our Holy Humour Service that is coming up on Sunday!
Our theme for the Easter Season is Unearthing Joy… each plant pot has something we will dig up.
On this first Sunday in Lent, we ask: Who will you listen to?
What are we looking for when we come to church? Are we brave enough to follow Jesus into an unknown future?
As you know, the past few weeks, I’ve been using sermons from other United Church ministers in order to free up some time for Interim Ministry tasks that were taking priority. I have to say that it felt a bit weird to be preaching other people’s words. And while I had planned to do that…
Will we recognize Jesus?
I was there that day. That day in the synagogue when Jesus came to preach for the first time. Oh my, we were so excited and proud! Mary and Joseph’s son! The gathered community was eager to hear what he might have to tell us.
Do you struggle with motivation? I don’t usually, the joys and challenges of ministry and particularly Intentional Interim Ministry are usually enough to get me out of bed ready to meet the day with energy and enthusiasm. But not lately. Nova Scotia experienced a number of tragedies during the Covid-19 pandemic: the largest mass murder in…
Yes, it’s the strangest Easter… except maybe the first one. As a minister, the church and Holy Week are usually filled with so many details… choirs rehearsing… visual arts creation… worship being set up and torn down and set up… how will communion be served… how long should I preach… baking for a family feast……
If you prefer to listen to the sermon, click here. Is there anything more welcoming to come home to than the smell of bread baking? That rich aroma that tells you supper is almost ready and not to worry, everything is going to be all right. I love to bake and the ritual of mixing…
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