Genesis 37 As a pastor, I love being invited to officiate at weddings and to have the privilege of getting to know a couple better as we prepare for that special day. In the months before their celebration we meet several times to plan the ceremony, but also to explore the story and […]
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Genesis 25:19-35; 27; 32:1-15; 33:1-17 Did your parents have a vision for your life? Maybe their hope was that you would take over the family farm, construction company, restaurant, or retail business. Maybe their dream was that you go to college or university, and surpass their own accomplishments, hoping that higher education would
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Genesis 17:1-8; 15-19; 18:1-15; 21:1-7 When my first child was born a friend sent me this excerpt from a William Wordsworth poem to mark the occasion: Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting;The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star,Hath had elsewhere its settingAnd cometh from afar;Not in entire forgetfulness,And
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Abram and Sarai Genesis 12:1-9 This summer I got the chance for a third time to hike up Silver Peak in Killarney Provincial Park. It is one of the most iconic and epic hikes in Ontario. Silver Peak is the high point of the La Cloche Mountain Range, that ancient range filled with
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Speaker: Chip Bender John 6: 1-15 Over the past couple of years, I have had numerous conversations with young menseeking direction.They were completing high school and trying to decide on a post-secondary program.Or working in unsatisfactory work.Or unemployed and seeking meaningful employment.The one thing they all had in common was they were looking
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Luke 13:20-21 Introduction You would think Jesus would use more awe-inspiring language. More dramatic word pictures. Maybe at least use big words. After all he is talking about a kingdom. Doesn’t kingdom language make us think of kings and queens, robes and jewels and crowns, opulent palaces and well defended castles, vast tracts
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