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Midweek Message – January 24

I was struck by this sign above a doorway on Portland Street one day last week on my walk back from the library! Tucked between two storefronts, I would have never noticed it if I had been driving. There is no better way to be in a neighbourhood than on foot, in fact, along withContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 24”

The Long Journey

As I said at the beginning of worship, the next few weeks are going to be focused on how small changes, changes that we don’t think even matter, can build up over time to make a big difference. James Clear, in his book Atomic Habits, writes, “It’s so easy to overestimate the importance of one definingContinue reading “The Long Journey”

Midweek Message – January 17

We start a new sermon series this week: Atomic Church! I assure you, I’m not planning on blowing anything up! I read Atomic Habits a couple of years ago and was captivated by James Clear’s idea of making tiny, incremental changes, that over the long run, can yield big results. Atoms are the smallest building blocksContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 17”

Midweek Message – December 20

Ah, the week before Christmas… while I’m mostly ready for Sunday, both at church and at home, there are no doubt still some things that will slip through the cracks! And after 20 years of ordained ministry, I have learned that that’s okay. Christmas still comes, Jesus is still that vulnerable baby and no matterContinue reading “Midweek Message – December 20”

Sing a Song

I never had much time for Mary, the mother of Jesus, through most of my growing up years. Aside being trotted out, dressed in blue every Christmas, and I don’t I ever got to be Mary in a pageant, I don’t think I ever heard of her again all year. And the only thing thatContinue reading “Sing a Song”