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Remembrance Day Centennial
One of the reasons I wear my poppy year after year leading up to Remembrance Day, is to remind myself that freedom has a cost. And that cost is not just ‘a drop in the bucket,’ spare change for which … Continue reading
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Tagged Anniversary of Remembrance Day, bible, Canada, Canadian Armed Forces, Centennial of Armistice Day, Christ crucified, Corinthians, First World War, freedom, Gospel, Gospel of Mark, Greek, Jesus Christ, MHI, Multi-Faith Housing Initiative, New Testament, November 11, Ottawa, poppy, preaching, Remembrance Day, sacrifice, Saint Paul the Apostle, sermon, stewardship, Sunday, theology of the cross, Veterans Affairs Canada, widow, Worship
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Not a passive remembrance
I catch myself whenever I pin my poppy on my lapel wondering: How is it that I am living out this symbol of remembrance? In my own life, and in the community of faith, how are we demonstrating the values … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, change, Christian, Cross, giving, God, Gospel, Gospel of Mark, grace, homeless, Jerusalem, Jesus, Martin Luther, mission, money, November 11, Ottawa, Passion of Jesus, poppy, religion, Remembrance Day, ritual, sacrifice, sermon, service, social gospel, spiritual growth, stewardship, temple, veterans, Worship
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Making a way where there is no way
Year after year I ponder how “Remembrance Day” carries with it so much staying power — especially for older generations of people. While on the surface our observances acknowledge the sacrifice made by many young service men and women in … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Christian, coming of Christ, death, End times, eschaton, forgiveness, grace, hope, Jesus, kingdom of God, lectionary, Liturgical, Lutheran, memory, mercy, parousia, peace, reconciliation, relationship, relationships, remembering, Remembrance Day, revised common lectionary, sermon, Thessalonians, war
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Remember hope
In “Saintly Connections” I wrote of how playing Scrabble with my brother was often derailed by arguments over whether or not a word one of us placed was in fact a real word. We were distracted – taken off course … Continue reading
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Tagged Amadeus, apocalypse, bible, Christian, End times, future church, future of the church, God, Gospel, grace, hope, Jesus, judgement day, Liturgical, Mozart, Remembrance Day, sermon, spiritual growth, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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A Children’s Chat on Remembering
In the County of Flanders, in southern Belgium, there is a large field — a cemetery — lined row on row with white grave stones. Do you know who is buried there? — Soldiers, mainly from the First World War … Continue reading
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Tagged children, First World War, Flanders Field, November 11, poppies, remembering, Remembrance Day, sermon, soldiers, Worship, youth
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