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Kitchen vision
During Mika’s confirmation last weekend, I was grateful to reconnect with folks from her past and present, and hopefully future. At Mika’s confirmation party on the Saturday, we had just over thirty people in our house. It was raining, so … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Meditation, Theological Reflection
Tagged behaviour, bible, Book of Revelation, challenge, change, cheap grace, Christianity, community, confirmation, cost of discipleship, Cross, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, differences, discipleship, diversity, division, divisions, Easter, fear, following Jesus, food, gift, good news, Gospel, grace, growth, inclusion, inclusivity, introverts, kitchen, Laurence Freeman, New Testament, party, peace, persecution, prayer, preaching, privilege, sermon, table, theology of the cross, universal, vision, witness, words
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A wedding sermon: To expand and include
In a moment, we will share candlelight in this circle of friends and family. Sharing the light is a symbol of the meaning of marriage. Just as one candle shines its light in the darkness and with other candles expands … Continue reading
Posted in Theological Reflection
Tagged affirming, bible, candle, conflict, connection, connectivity, contemplation, darkness, electricity, energy, expansion, faith, family, friendship, growth, health, images, images for marriage, inclusion, inclusivity, life, light, love, marriage, maturity, music, relationship, rosebud, sermon, soul, soundwaves, speakers, spiritual growth, stereo, union, wedding, witness, Worship, yes
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The musical performance
“You are witnesses of these things,” Jesus tells his followers.[1] What does it mean, ‘to be a witness’ to all that happened around Jesus over two thousand years ago? How can we be a witness to these things with which … Continue reading
Posted in Enneagram, Theological Reflection
Tagged Back to Church, Beethoven, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, bible, body, children, Christian, city view, contemplation, courage, discipleship, Easter, enneagram, evangelism, faith, fear, feeling, following Jesus, God, Gospel, grace, heart, Holy Spirit, hope, human, incarnation, Jesus, joke, Laurence Freeman, Leonard Bernstein, love, Michael Harvey, miracle, mission, missional, music, natural, nature, new life, New Testament, orchestra, ordinary, Ottawa, outreach, Paul, performance, power, preaching, proclamation, resurrection, Richard Rohr, Saint Paul, sermon, Society of Saint John the Evangelist, Spring, SSJE, sympony, Unlocking the Growth, weather, witness, witnesses, Worship
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Easter: what is life-giving
When Sherlock Holmes and John Watson go tent camping for the first time, the two detectives unexpectedly encounter a ‘mystery.’ They hike deep into the woods all day until they find the ideal place to pitch their tent. They start … Continue reading
Posted in Theological Reflection
Tagged alive, April Fool’s Day, bible, Christian, church, Clone Wars, communal, community, Dr. John Watson, Easter, glorious, glory, God, good news, Gospel, inclusion, individualism, integration, Jesus, joke, jokes, joy, life, light, Lutheran, mystery, New Testament, non-dualism, photo, preaching, presence, Resurrection of our Lord, sermon, Sherlock Holmes, Star Wars, story, Sunday, surprise, team work, trust, witness, Worship
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God-talk
Last week in the Canadian Football League (CFL), Ottawa RedBlacks receiver Diontae Spencer set a CFL record in a game against the Hamilton Ticats for most overall yardage gained — just under 500 — in one game. His incredible feat … Continue reading
Posted in Theological Reflection
Tagged All Saints, All Saints Sunday, beatitudes, bible, blessed, Canadian Football League, CFL, Christian, church, Cross, Deontae Spencer, God, good news, Gospel, Hebrew, identity, Jesus, journey, King, law, losing, Matthew, Messiah, mission, New Testament, pain, pilgrimage, preaching, prophets, Psalm, rules, sermon, suffering, Ten Commandments, testimony, theology of the cross, way, witness
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Take a knee
On the Camino de Santiago, you had to take care to follow the signs. Yellow arrows were common and well-known markers to all pilgrims along the path. It was easy to get lost, especially in the big cities, if you … Continue reading
Posted in photos, Theological Reflection
Tagged belief, bible, Camino de Santiago, Christianity, church, doctrine, God, good news, Gospel, Hebrew Scriptures, incarnation, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Justification, Lutheran, Martin Luther, New Testament, NFL, Philippians, photos, politics, preaching, Reformation, revised common lectionary, sacraments, sermon, signs, social action, social justice, take a knee, witness
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Trust the down
I hate roller-coasters. It’s about the fear of letting go of control on the way down, that’s the problem. The couple times I’ve had the guts to go on a roller-coaster, I didn’t enjoy the experience because I couldn’t let … Continue reading
Posted in Theological Reflection
Tagged belief, bible, Carl Jung, Christianity, church, creed, death, Easter, faith, Good Friday, good news, Gospel, Holy Week, hope, hymn, Jesus, Lent, life, love, maturity, New Testament, Palm Sunday, paradox, preaching, resurrection, Richard Rohr, roller coaster, sermon, spiritual growth, trust, witness, Worship
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