Fall of Jerusalem 2 Kings 24:18 -25:15 Today’s Scripture story of the Fall of Jerusalem is a very hard story to listen to, and even harder to know how to preach about. The story is brutal and harsh. It is the final story in a whole history of the people of Israel, Judah, […]
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God of Justice Psalm 146 Hey God, are you there? That was my first reaction upon reading Psalm 146, and when Brent and I met. Are you really a God who executives justice for the oppressed and lifts up those who are bowed down, loves the righteous and watches over the strangers, bringing
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Mark 5:21-34 A few days into our August vacation to Cape Breton, where there was already a complete fire ban due to extremely dry tinderbox conditions, the province of Nova Scotia declared a province wide ban on going into the woods, into the wilderness, including any hiking. No Skyline Trail for me, or
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Genesis 16:1-16; 21:8-21 So, what is the wilderness to you? Is it a place of danger or a place of safety? Is it a place of fear and anxiety or a place of wellbeing and renewal? Is it a place to flee from and escape, or a place to run to and embrace?
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God is Near: We Can rely on God in all Situations Philippians 4: 1-14 When I think of the book of Philippians, the words that come to my mind first are poetry and inspiration and prayer. There are so many memorable expressions and images. It is almost flowery at times. I have loved
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With You I am Well Pleased 1 Peter 2:4-5, 9-10; Matthew 3:13-17 (Pull out collection of Stones). I have always loved stones. Picking up interesting ones along a walk. Finding flat round ones along a beach and seeing how many skips I can make in the water. Touching and holding them to discover
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