Happy Valentine’s Day and first day of Lent! Ash Wednesday. I am reminded of a quote by Henry David Thoreau: “There is no remedy for love but to love more.” On a day that celebrates love of all kinds and a day where we are reminded of our mortality, we can be assured that loveContinue reading “Midweek Message – February 14”
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Midweek Message – January 31
Worship this week continues our series on Atomic Church, how small changes can have a big impact. The scripture is Mark 5:21-43; it’s two stories, one nested inside another. One of healing, one of a girl restored to life. I keep adapting my presentation for Sunday after church… shifting the slides around… I think I’mContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 31”
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”
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-January 10
So much ministry happening, and we commit to our baptismal promises.
Midweek Message – January 3
What star word will you receive to contemplate and guide you this year?
Midweek Message – December 27
Come and worship, come and eat!
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”
Midweek Message – December 13
Worship this week is Luke 1: 46-55, Mary’s song, the Magnificat, a song of resistance and freedom. Here are a couple of questions that the Study Group explored this morning: The closing hymn on Sunday is Joy to the World, who wants to take on the role of Tambourine Man in this video? I’m at theContinue reading “Midweek Message – December 13”
Midweek Message – December 6th
Today marks two dates that have significance. It’s the anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, when two ships collided in the harbour and of course, had a huge impact on Dartmouth as well. I just learned that St. James housed some of the relief workers in the lower hall. It’s also the anniversary of the MontrealContinue reading “Midweek Message – December 6th”
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