gilakas’la / čɛčɛ haθɛč, I respectfully acknowledge that I live, work, play, and pray within the traditional territory of the K’ómoks Nation “Making Space for Grief” A Selection of Psalms From Psalm 13 “How…
Good News: Matthew 19: 13-15 The people were bringing their little children to Jesus, so he would lay his hands on them and pray. But his followers, the disciples spoke harshly to those bringing…
Epiphany Good News: Matthew 2:1-12 Common English Bible 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the territory of Judea during the rule of King Herod, magi came from the east to Jerusalem. 2 They asked, “Where…
Good News: Isaiah 2: 1-5 & 11: 1-10 I want to share two readings today with you from the Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament – from the prophet Isaiah. These are traditional readings for…
Note: the featured image is ” “Dorothy Day and the Holy Family of the Streets” by Kelly Latimore PREPARING FOR THE SOLSTICE FEAST AND THE BIRTH OF CHRIST Matthew 1:18-25 Common English Bible 18…
A Taste of God When I was with everyone in November, we used our senses to open ourselves to an encounter with the Divine. As that doesn’t translate well into a sermon for the…
ARRIVING HOME Amongst the graffiti in a Manhattan phone booth (remember them?), someone well-meaning if a bit overzealous had scrawled the words, “Jesus is the answer.” Below it, some wit or skeptic had added,…
SHEPHERDS AND KINGS Jeremiah 23:1-4 Common English Bible Watch out, you shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture, declares the Lord. 2 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, proclaims about the shepherds…
IMAGINE CANADA Our local church out here in Manitoba has an informal time set aside on Thursday mornings for “coffee and conversation” at a café on Stonewall’s Main Street. The conversations range from chit-chat…
Scripture: In the Bible, stories of Jesus’ life are in what are referred to as the Gospels – which just means good news – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Matthew Mark and Luke are…
