Text: Mark 9:2-9 (Jesus is transfigured) * Video of complete service * Order of service (PDF) I have a confession to make. I don’t like most of the Bible. I realize this is an unusual thing for an ordained minister to say, but it’s the truth. It is also true that I am deeply moved by the Gospel … [Read more…]
Texts: Genesis 1: 1-5, 26, 31, Genesis 2: 1-3 (the first, sixth, and seventh days); Exodus 20: 8-11 (“Remember the Sabbath”) What does keeping the Sabbath mean for us today? In a 24/7 world in which competition between corporations and nations enforces economic growth without limit, do any of us still take seriously the fourth … [Read more…]
Text: Exodus 1:8-17 (Midwives disobey the King of Egypt) As you may have noticed, I got my hair cut last week; and as always, I enjoyed chatting with my barber. Earlier this year, one of our monthly chats turned to the politics of racism. But that conversation didn’t get too far. My barber used the … [Read more…]
Text: Matthew 17:1-19 (the Transfiguration) Canadians have been in a reflective mood this summer. July 1st was the 150th anniversary of Confederation. So, there have been parades, bigger than normal firework displays, and many essays about the history of Canada before and after 1867. Paul and Lesley Verdin led a worship service here last Sunday … [Read more…]