Mark 11:11-18; Matthew 21:14-16 Wow! Does Jesus ever let lose in the temple! Tables are overturned, coins are scattered, and birds and animals destined to be sacri-ficed are driven out the door, quickly followed by their owners chasing after them. // This exercise of heavenly wrath actually started a few minutes earlier. We […]
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Lent 1: Jesus Weeps: If Only You Recognized the Things That Make for Peace Luke 19:28-44 If only you recognized the things that make for peace! Last Friday, 7 of us from SJMC joined about 200 Mennonites, and a few Palestinian and Jewish folks, to sing for peace outside Waterloo City Hall. I
Forgiveness Frees Luke 5:17-26 Last weekend was our SJMC Silver Lake Snow Weekend – with yes, just enough of a snow base further North to feel like it was a snow weekend with some outdoor fun, even with the warming weather. I even cross country skied! I love this weekend in so many
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Healing & Wholeness Luke 5:12-16; 6:6-11 In some ways, these two stories are about who qualifies for healing, and who doesn’t. Clearly, there is a problem. Not many are getting the help they need. What do we see Jesus pointing to when it comes to healing and wholeness? Perhaps my experience this
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Luke 5:1-11; 6 12-16; 8:1-3 Introduction Since it began on January 1, I have been watching as much of the new Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) as I possibly can. This new league, with six teams between Canada and the US, finally gives women a place to play hockey at the highest level,
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How Will We Know… what we know? Isaiah 60: 1-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Isn’t it funny to look back at where you were earlier in life, and see that your life ended up in a totally different place than you would have expected? How would you know? The trip wasn’t my idea! I was
