Setting the Scene The period in which Isaiah was called to be a prophet for God was a time of transition and even upheaval.  The nation...

The prophets were people who were called by God to speak a targeted word to the community of God in a specific time and place. The books...

Forgiveness is a reality that impacts all of our lives. At some time or other we have all received it or given it, withheld it from...

As Paul begins to speak about the “new clothes” that befit the life in Christ, he once again reminds us of who we are in Christ. With...

Summary of Sermon At Thanksgiving, our gratitude is often limited to the things that we can see or touch (the food or family at the...

Sermon Summary In Colossians 3:8-11 the apostle Paul begins to speak of our moral life as being like clothing that we wear. We need to...

Summary of the Sermon Points: Introduction: Our Life in Christ is All About Transformation In Colossians 3:5-7, Paul begins to talk about...

Summary of Sermon   In Colossians 3:3-4, Paul has made a wonderful declaration about our true life in Christ: “You died, and your life is...

Summary of the Sermon   We live in a society and at a time that places a great deal of value on discovering ourselves, on being...

Prompts for discussion, September 16 Mere Christianity Book One: “Right and Wrong as a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe”   Overview As...

September is a sort of New Year for most of us. Even if we aren’t in school ourselves, there’s something in the air that feels like a...

This past Sunday we talked about speaking up about Jesus. One way of speaking up about Jesus is evangelism: telling those who don't yet...

When I was in grade six, our Sunday morning routine began with a drive to the elementary school in Lake Echo. There, after seeing whether...

During this Lenten season I’ve decided to add a little extra reading to my daily routines. As a book lover, I remember with amusement...

In the weeks leading up to Easter, the Christian church has traditionally kept a season of preparation, called Lent. During these weeks,...

The rumble strips on our highways have been a good invention. When you’re behind the wheel and fall into a moment of inattention or...

We were at the Sunday afternoon worship service at the nursing home when John said something to me that he had said on another occasion:...

What should happen when we pray? What kind of thoughts or words are we supposed to have when we pray? If we take our lead from Scripture,...

One of the things I have long admired about Catholicism is the idea, found in the monastic wings of the Church, of submitting to a rule...

When Gideon, that famous leader of Israel who constantly wondered whether he was correctly hearing God’s voice, first encountered the...