Author name: Kevin Derksen

Seeking God’s Ways: From Certainty to Wonder Scriptures: Isaiah 65:17-25, John 20:1-18 I’ve heard that the only certainties in life are death and taxes, a saying that proves surprisingly relevant every spring as Easter finds itself someplace in the height of tax season.  It’s a small comfort indeed if this is all that we can

Seeking God’s Ways: From Scarcity to Abundance Scriptures: Isaiah 43:16-21, John 12:1-8 I grew up in a family that valued simplicity and frugality pretty highly. This was partly to do with the money available, particularly when I was younger, but I know it was just as much a matter of values and priorities.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Luke 4:1-13 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” As Maya mentioned, this is the theme verse for our Lent

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-35 So what about weeds?  Well – I don’t know about your experience, but my relationship with weeds depends a lot on where we are in the growing season.  We have a good-sized garden plot in the backyard that we plant with vegetables every year – potatoes, beans, tomatoes, peas, cucumber, squash,

Courageous Imagination: Sprouts Stories from Mennonite Church Eastern Canada Scripture Reading and Background:Our scripture reading for this morning is from Isaiah 43:16-21.  This is the theme text that Mennonite Church Eastern Canada has chosen to guide its Courageous Imagination visioning journey over the past year.  You might remember it from back in May,