Genesis 1:26-31 God created humankind in God’s image. Colossians 3:5-17 New life in Christ. Human nature and Divine nature are often two different things. Human nature is about survival, and instinct, flight or fight. Divine nature is about compassion, interconnectedness, forgiveness and unconditional love and servanthood. We have been made
Continue readingPsalm 104: 1-30 God the Creator and ProviderRomans 8:38-39 Nothing can separate us from GodDeuteronomy 30:11-20 Choose Life In A Song of Faith we sing that “God creates the universe, God tends the universe, God enlivens the universe.” We have been given life, and all that we need to live,
Continue readingGenesis 1: 3-10 God created in 7 days.Luke 12:25-27 There is no point in worrying. The scriptures for this week point out that rhythm and time are important in life. Both God and Jesus invite us to embrace the rhythm of creation which tends to work in cycles. We know
Continue readingGenesis 1: 1-4 In the beginningPsalm 51: 6-12 Create in me a clean heart. In the beginning God created. We believe in the United Church that God not only created, but is still creating and we are partners in this creation. Sabbath practice invites us to be intentional and deliberate
Continue readingHebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Living mutual love; angels in disguise.Psalm 81:1, 10-16 (VU pp. 796-797 Part 2) God will feed you wheat and honey.Luke 14:1, 7-14 Those who exalt themselves will be humbled. It’s time to get down to the heart of the matter. One’s happiness is directly related to being
Continue readingJeremiah 1:4-10 The call of Jeremiah: “But I’m only a boy!” Psalm 71:1-6 (VU pp. 789 Part 1) A mighty fortress, a sheltering rock is GodLuke 13:10-17 Jesus shakes things up by healing the bent-over woman. The scriptures for this Sunday remind us that it’s not always about following the
Continue readingIsaiah 5:1-7 The unfruitful vineyard will be purged.Hebrews 11:29-12:2 The great cloud of witnesses who lived by faith.Luke 12:49-56 Jesus comes to bring fire and division within households.
Continue readingIsaiah 1:1, 10-20 Don’t be hypocrites; work for justice.Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23 (VU p. 775) The heavens proclaim God’s justice.Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Faith is the assurance of things hoped for. The idea of animal sacrifice in today’s society as a peace offering to God seems absurd and an ancient practice
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The Spiritual Arts Collective The experience at the ISM Congregational Projects Seminar has left a deep imprint on our Spiritual Arts Collective project, on our ministry here at RWUC and on my life. I remember the first day we gathered and Martin Jean, the director of the Institute of Sacred
Continue readingAmos 8:1-12 God will turn feasts to mourning and songs to lamentations Luke 10:38-42 Jesus visits Mary and Martha The scriptures for this week both explore the nature of witness. Witness is sometimes named as testimony, or evangelism, or sharing the Good News. We are reminded today that God calls
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