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Yr B ~ Epiphany 1 ~ Mark 1:4-11 Happy New Year! We’re going to be spending the first part of this year exploring the first chapter of the first gospel – the gospel according to Mark. Now, if you know…
Yr B ~ Advent 4 ~ Luke 1:26-38 I’m going to resist the temptation. Kinda. Texts like the one we’re looking at today are a huge source of contention both within and without the church, and it’s almost irresistibly tempting…
Yr B ~ Advent 3 ~ Luke 1:46-55 (Mary’s Magnificat) I’m going to start today by talking about something that might at first seem disconnected from Advent and Christmas and Mary. There are numerous theological concepts floating around the church…
Yr B ~ Advent 2 ~ Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort. O comfort my people, says your God. It’s a message so critical the writer of Isaiah had to say it twice! Comfort! Nope, not enough. Comfort, comfort! Yup. That’s it. The…
Today we’re continuing our exploration of what it means to move toward being an Affirming Church. We already know that we are a warm and welcoming place, and that we will strive to remove barriers for anyone who wishes to…
Yr B ~ Advent 1 ~ Mark 13:32-37 (The Message Translation) And so we enter the Season of Advent – a season of waiting with anticipation for the coming of Jesus. That’s a loaded statement, of course, and we’ll unpack…
M&S Sunday ~ Genesis 28:10-22 The message this morning has been taken from the Annual Congregational Giving Program sent to all Pastoral Charges from National Office. Today’s message is called Living Thankfully Day by Day. When I read and re-read…
Yr A ~ Pentecost 23 ~ Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 I know you’ve done it. I’ve done it too. Someone official asks you a question and you know what the answer is supposed to be and you give that answer even…
Yr A ~ Pentecost 22 ~ 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 There are several words in our theological vocabulary that cause people a significant amount of angst – words like atonement, judgment, salvation, sin, tithing, evangelism, and why don’t you lead the…
Yr A ~ Pentecost 21 ~ Matthew 22:15-22 You know how lots of times I tell you about how scripture passages that appear to be straightforward are actually very tricky and need really careful unpacking to get to the deeper…