Psalm 85 Introduction Partway down the slope of the Mount of Olives, just outside Jerusalem, there is a chapel called Dominus Flevit, which translated, means “the Lord wept.” The chapel is constructed in the shape of a teardrop, marking the location of Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem. This “teardrop chapel” commemorates the story of […]
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Thanksgiving Sunday Scriptures: Romans 12:4-8, Matthew 6:25-30 When we talk about ecological webs and the interconnection of things in nature, the striking example that’s made the rounds of late has to do with the wolves of Yellowstone. There are a few neat videos you can find on Youtube that tell the story, including one called:
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‘Holy Creatures: Loving our Wild Neighbours’ Luke 10:25-29; Job 12:7-12 Once upon a time there were two house guests. The first arrived without invitation. He just kind of moved in. A neighbour from somewhere. He seemed to like the place and made himself comfortable. He claimed a room, one of the bigger ones on
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Relating to God as to Creation Scriptures: Proverbs 8:1-3, 22-31, Mark 1:4-12 This summer for our family vacation we took a road trip out east to the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec. This is the large chunk of coastal land along the south shore of the St. Lawrence river as it opens up into the Atlantic.
Isaiah 52:6-7; Exodus 3:1-6 Introduction When I was a kid growing up on the farm, summers were about bare feet–the freedom and the ease of it–just to run outside without bothering to put on shoes or boots. In spring, we couldn’t wait for that first warm day to leave our shoes behind and walk
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God Creates, We Steward Genesis 1:26-31 (The Voice); Psalm 8 (NRSV) For our children, youth, many young adults, teachers and staff, this week has been all about school starting up again. There have been supplies to buy, lunches to pack, new students and friends to meet, orientations to attend, and class schedules and routines to discover
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