Creation Series, Part 5Our faith in God the Creator gives us a profound unity with all of creation, including the poor and oppressed. It also moves us into a commonality with many other faiths and philosophies.listen view
Continue readingCreation Series, Part 4We are inspired by special places in nature, and native and Celtic spirituality recognize sacred places: locations where the “veil is especially thin”. We need contact with nature (walking, gardening, camping, hiking, etc.) as an essential part of our spiritual well-being.listen view
Continue readingCreation Series, Part 3The unimaginably vast expanse of the universe makes it harder for us to picture a loving creator throughout it all. So we have to shift from linear (God is up) thinking to circular (God is in the centre) thinking. We look inward more than upward to see
Continue reading(Creation Series, Part 2)God is the author of nature, and this includes human nature. This points to a high view of human nature. And it portrays nature and grace as complimentary, rather than contradictory opposites.listen view
Continue reading(Creation Series, Part 1)Our baptism is a re-entry into the primal waters, alluding to the story of creation. So here we begin the new year with the beginning: Creation as a foundational element of our Christian theology.listen view
Continue readingThis follows up on the heart theme at Christmas. We spoke of the heart of Christmas. Now, in a way, we can speak of Christ as one in whom we see the heart of God. This living from the heart of God is part of the way of wisdom. So
Continue readingWe hear in the gospels not one but three versions of Jesus’ origins. Each gospel writer reveals who this holy child is to him. Who is he to each of us? listen view
Continue readingChristmas message from the Christmas Eve Choral Candlelight service.listen view Part 1: There Comes a Timelisten view Part 2: Room in the Innlisten view Part 3: Sign of the Mangerlisten view Part 4: Dawn from on Highview (all four parts)
Continue readingThe angel, Gabriel spoke to Mary, calming her fears, in a time when there was a lot to be afraid of. Her trust in God is an expression of the courage this gave her. This calming of the fear is at the heart of Christian theology — the unconditional promise
Continue readingThe prophetic heritage of promise is gathered up and bestowed upon this picture of the Baptist preparing the way for the more powerful one. The people were baptized then as an affirmation of the hope and active preparation for a new era of their history. Jesus was baptized as an
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