Reflections on MC Canada Assembly, Edmonton 1 John 1:1-4 To be back in Edmonton again! Ahh! City of Wide open Spaces, wide streets and big boulevards, City of Champions… okay, not for a long long time, they actually took down that sign. Edmonton is the city I grew up in, and in so […]
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Creative Crafts Scripture: Exodus 35:30-36:7 When we began our summer worship talking about creativity a few weeks ago, we started with the astonishing creativity of God in imagining and speaking into existence all the weird and wonderful parts of the world around us. And then further, we named that we ourselves who are made
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1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 27-31 Introduction When I was in highschool I had a good friend who belonged to the local Pentecostal church. I recall one morning, she found me in the hallway before school started, grabbed me by the arm and pulled me into the closest private space she could find–the girl’s changeroom.
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Matthew 13:31-34, Luke 20:20-26 First born of Mary, provocative preacher, itinerant teacher, outsider’s choice; Jesus inspires and disarms and confuses, whoever he chooses to hear his voice. (Sing the Story #37) When our eldest son Micah lined up for school on his first day of Grade 5, his teacher was walking around the Sheppard schoolyard
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Scripture: Genesis 1-2:3 When I think of creativity, I think of the craft cupboard in the dining room of our house. My particular children are frequent and heavy crafters. Inspiration strikes often, and when it does the table is instantly scattered with paper, markers, glue sticks, crayons, ribbon, googly eyes, pipe cleaners and stickers.
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Scripture: Psalm 67, Matthew 5:1-12 As a pastor, I have shared and offered many blessings over the years. Blessings for food, blessings for health and encouragement, blessings for travellers, blessings for students, blessings for teachers, blessings for a marriage, blessings for children, blessings for the passage from life to death. When in doubt,
