Author name: Kevin Derksen

Pentecost and Membership Sunday Scripture: Acts 2:1-4, Ephesians 4:1-6 If you were to ask me how the Holy Spirit has worked in my life, I’d probably have a tough time answering.  On the one hand, there’s too much that I could point to – how do you narrow it down?  I trust that

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22 One of my most treasured memories is of a day many years ago when Pam and I were in Vancouver with a little three-month old Charlie.  We had been visiting relatives in Abbotsford an hour away, and had come into the big city so Pam could catch a show with

Scriptures: Isaiah 25:6-10, Philippians 4:8-13 This evening we’ll be starting another series of storytelling evenings at church that we’ve called “The Food That Nourished Me.”  We’ve done this a number of times over the past few years, using different angles that give people a creative way to share about their life and experience. 

Called to Worship Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11, Isaiah 40:3-5 Well, here we are on Palm Sunday again.  At the beginning of Holy Week, and the final stage of Jesus’ journey to the cross.  It’s always a paradoxical and disorienting part of the story.  A triumphal entrance into Jerusalem made in a way that is anything but

Shaped by Testing Scriptures: Jeremiah 18:1-6, Matthew 4:1-11 We watched a few minutes of my Dad working at the wheel during the children’s time.  It’s a hobby he became interested in many years ago, at first taking lessons and practicing on a wheel at a local community centre.  Eventually he got his own wheel and