wilderness – Mill Woods United

The wilds of our hearts

June 25, 2018 by mwuc1

Text: Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 (Jesus goes to the wilderness) Jesus was an introvert — or at least that’s the sense I get from passages like the one we just heard. In it, Jesus retreats to a deserted place away from the crowds. Now, my understanding of Jesus might be clouded by the fact that I … [Read more…]

Joy in the wilderness

March 6, 2017 by mwuc1

Texts: Genesis 3 (“the Fall”); Matthew 4:1-11 (Jesus tempted in the desert) Last week, we marked the start of Lent in a couple of ways here at Mill Woods United Church. Yesterday after the Bread Run, a group of volunteers changed the tall banners at the front of the sanctuary from Epiphany Gold to Lenten … [Read more…]