Text: Luke 8:14-25 (Jesus stills a storm) When I looked at the long-range weather forecast last week, I felt a shiver of fear. Ten days in which it never gets above -20 degrees, with the overnight low forecast to be -34 on Tuesday? I know that Edmonton is the most northerly city in the Western … [Read more…]
Text: Matthew 2:1-16 (the birth of Jesus; and the flight of the Holy Family) When I was 19, I hitchhiked out West in search of adventure. I had finished my first year of university in Ontario; and I planned to take a break from school to seek my fortune in the Canadian West. Unfortunately, I … [Read more…]
Text: Mark 13 (“the Little Apocalypse”) One of our highest spiritual goals is to wake up. This is a theme found in today’s apocalyptic reading. Jesus tells his friends to stay awake to the possibility of disaster, judgement, and salvation. Keep watch! Stay alert! Stay awake! says Jesus. OK. But what will help us accomplish … [Read more…]