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 […]
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2021 Guided Scripture Reflection – AGM Sunday Matthew 14:22-33 At last year’s AGM we looked back at the year 2020. It was the year the Global Pandemic began, a pandemic that surprised us and shook us to the core. Everything was different, including how we did church. We moved to on-line worship and
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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,
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Courageous Imagination: Not the Way We’ve Always Done It John 2: 13-21 I’ve always been curious about some of our English idioms or figures of speech. One of those is ‘sacred cows.’ ‘We don’t dare touch this sacred cow.’ ‘Let’s not make a sacred cow out of this or that tradition’ and so
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Courageous Imagination: Relationships Over Rules Matthew 12:1-14 Introduction In the delightful children’s picture book, “Frog and Toad Together,” by Arnold Lobel, the first chapter is called The List. Before I read this, I need to offer credit to Kevin Peters Unrau, pastor at Hillcrest Mennonite. Years ago he led a worship and reflection
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Courageous Imagination: Everybody In! Matthew 9:9-17 This morning I want to jump right into the main Matthew Scripture passage, and start at the end of it – this image or metaphor that Jesus uses about new wine and what kind of wineskins to use. I have been captivated and confused by this saying
