It’s Palm Sunday this week, the scripture reading is Mark 11: 1-11; my reflection title is Two Parades/Two Visions. While Jesus was making his way into Jerusalem, there was another parade at the opposite end of the city. Two parades, two visions. The same thing is happening in our province. There are two visions ofContinue reading “Midweek Message – March 25, 2026”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Midweek Message – March 18, 2026
It’s been a bit of whirlwind since I came back to church on Sunday! A Transition Team last night, Leadership Team this evening, getting ready for the Annual Meeting which will be integrated into worship on Sunday, along with a few pastoral concerns, attendance at Food Bank, a United Churches for Dartmouth meeting, and soContinue reading “Midweek Message – March 18, 2026”
Midweek Message – February 18, 2026
Today is Ash Wednesday and normally I would seek out a church that was having a service. However it’s our regularly scheduled Leadership Team meeting this evening and since I’m leaving for Kenya on Friday, we can’t very well reschedule it. Here’s the Spiritual Reflection I did this morning for the United Churches for DartmouthContinue reading “Midweek Message – February 18, 2026”
Midweek Message – February 11, 2026
We are marking Baden Powell Sunday this week with participation from the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. I’m working on a campfire, tenting theme using Exodus 33: 7-11 & Deuteronomy 6: 4-9. Joyce and I will share a dialogue, we’ll have communion that reminds us that Jesus shared meals outside at times. Since we had suchContinue reading “Midweek Message – February 11, 2026”
Midweek Message – February 4, 2026
We mark African Heritage Month once again this week with stories from Nova Scotia Black Communities. The scripture passages are Jeremiah 29:4–7, 11 & Galatians 3: 26-29. I’m exploring some of the shameful past, as well as the resilience and hope demonstrated by people of African descent. And wondering what can we learn from theirContinue reading “Midweek Message – February 4, 2026”
Midweek Message – January 28, 2026
We mark African Heritage Month this week with a service entitled Here From the Beginning. It was written by two Black UCC ministers: Rev. Charmain Bailey and Rev. Lisa Byer-de Wever. It’s also the name of an exhibit created to mark the 100th anniversary of the United Church and is now an interactive website. IContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 28, 2026”
Midweek Message – January 21, 2026
We conclude our There’s a Crack in Everything series this week. My reflection title is Everybody Knows… and Still We Sing Hallelujah. I’ve got lots of scripture in this one: Psalm 88: 1-12, Psalm 89: 1-2, Psalm 12: 1-8, and Lamentations 3:22–23, I may not wind up using all of it. We will have twoContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 21, 2026”
Midweek Message – January 14, 2026
We continue with the Leonard Cohen series this week. The scripture readings are Isaiah 58: 6-10 and Psalm 36: 5-9; I’ve paired that with If It Be Your Will. You can listen to it below. My reflection title is Rags of Light, which is a line from the song. In this season of Epiphany, andContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 14, 2026”
Midweek Message – January 7, 2026
The Theology and Music of Leonard Cohen Series continues this week. The scripture is 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8; we often hear this scripture passage at weddings, sometimes at funerals, but Paul wasn’t talking about romantic love, he was writing to the Christian community in Corinth. I’ll unpack that a bit more on Sunday. I’m pairingContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 7, 2026”
Midweek Message – December 31, 2025
Happy New Year’s Eve! Ours will be very quiet as my husband has been sick since before Christmas. To the extent that there is a pile of presents still under the tree because we haven’t seen any close family. We start our series on the music and theology of Leonard Cohen this week: There’s aContinue reading “Midweek Message – December 31, 2025”
St. James United Church Dartmouth 