Genesis 22: 1-14 The sacrifice of IsaacMatthew 10:40-42 Welcoming and offering a cup of water We don’t always know why God has called us, and we don’t always know why God has asked us to make these difficult decisions but what we do know, as Abraham found out, is that
Continue readingSo much of our story is about drawing lines of judgement and hatred between favoured ones and the rest. But throughout our tradition and in our world today, there is the thread of another story — one about the whole human family learning to find its wholeness together. As we
Continue readingActs 1:6-11 The ascension of JesusJohn 17:6-11 Jesus prays for his disciples The last time Jesus was together with his disciples, he prayed for them. It is an ending moment, but it points forward to the new beginning sybolized in the ascension. Through the eyes of the soul and in
Continue reading1 Peter 3:13-22 . Do not repay evil for evilJohn 14:15-21 . The Advocate, the Spirit, will be with you Guest preacher: Carol Loewen, LWL listen . view.
Continue reading1 Peter 2:19-25 You have returned to the shepherdJohn 10:1-10 The gate for the sheep Jesus presents us with a “way” of life — a “way” to life, lived in fullness and wellness. This points us to practical questions: “how then shall we live?”. What does it mean to live
Continue readingActs 2:14a, 36-41 Save yourselves from this corrupt generationLuke 24:13-35 The walk to Emmaus Peter enjoins the people to save themselves from the “corrupt generation”. None of us has any trouble identifying the corruption of our generation. The challenge is to recognize the solution in the way of Christ. Where
Continue reading1 Peter 1:3-9 A new birth into a living hopeJohn 20:19-31 Receive the Holy Spirit When Jesus speaks of forgiveness, he seems to give the disciples a lot of power — the power to forgive others their sins. Forgiveness is powerful. It is also a dilema for many. Some find
Continue readingJeremiah 31:1-6 Grace in the wildernessMatthew 28:1-10 He has been raised from the dead! In his dying and rising — living beyond death — Christ goes beyond all of the limitations of this earthly life to be the one who leads the way wherever life leads. How does Christ lead
Continue readingPsalm 118: 1-2, 19-29 The stone the builders rejectedMatthew 21:1-11 Jesus enters JerusalemIsaiah 50: 4-9a The suffering servant struck and insulted The beginning of Holy Week is a mix of emotions – celebration, joy, a sense of fear and immanent doom, political strife, uncertainty and resistance. The week begins with
Continue readingEzekiel 37:1-14 Valley of dry bonesJohn 11:1-45 Raising of Lazarus From the valley of dry bones and the grave of Lazarus — life happens! Life actually is like this: it has power to renew itself. Therefore we are enjoined to trust the life-energy at the heart of Creation. These stories
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