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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Saintly connections
Celebrating my birthday last weekend with my twin brother accentuated the fact that we rarely see each other, let alone on our common birthday. He and his family live in Kitchener; he’s a pastor, and so, too, works on weekends … Continue reading
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Tagged action and contemplation, All Saints Sunday, Back to Church Sunday, civic duty, commitment, communal, community, Congregations, contemplation, future church, future of the church, God, grace, Halloween, Liturgical, monastery, Scrabble, sermon, social justice, spiritual growth, Teamwork, unity, Worship
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Body Care
I admit this quote from St Theresa of Avila serves to motivate me to think twice about indulging in behavior that does not contribute to my bodily health. Not that that second thought leads always to healthier choices or self … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Christian, contemplation, incarnation, Jesus, Jesus Christ, mystics, quote, St Teresa of Avila
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‘Pesky’ is good, or is it?
I think I got my tendency to cheer for the underdog from my mother. Growing up, she would always root for the team or individual competitor that was not expected to win. Whether it was hockey, the Olympics, the World … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Christian, God, Gospel, Jesus, Love alone is worth the fight, Ottawa Senators, Pesky Sens, sermon, Switchfoot, underdog
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Thanksgiving: an act of graceful resistance
“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty”—John 6:35 When Jessica and I were married some sixteen years ago, we received as a wedding present … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Christian, farming, feeding of the five thousand, God, grace, harvest, Liturgical, recycle, sermon, stewardship, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, waste, Wendell Berry
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Death & Thanksgiving
I read of a pastor who got a phone call from a woman who told him that “there had been a death.” She went on to say that her dog, Pepper, had accidentally gotten out of the fenced-in back yard … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, death, father, funeral, God, grace, hope, life, sermon, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day
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What ought we do?
In the Gospel text from Luke 17:5-10, the disciples are likened in the parable to “worthless slaves”. Yet, this is a misleading translation, since a servant who will work all day ploughing or tending sheep in the field, and then … Continue reading
