One of the ways I prepare to write my sermon is to read the scripture slowly… Then I read it again… slowly…. The third time, I pick up a pen and circle the words that jump out at me… This week, the three words that jumped out were opened, heart and listen. I was alsoContinue reading “Open Hearts”
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Midweek Message – May 21
We conclude our Who Are the People in Our Neighbourhood series by welcoming Elder Debbie Eisan from the Mi’Kmaw Native Friendship Centre. We are going to leave the little houses up until we close for August, so if you haven’t brought one in yet, you still have time. Last week, Lauren Cullen and Kayla HeislerContinue reading “Midweek Message – May 21”
Decisions, Decisions
My first thought, when I read through this passage last Sunday evening was, “I’m supposed to preach on a church meeting?” Because essentially that’s what this passage is… a report on a gathering, it’s called the Council of Jerusalem. To set the scene, we need to know a bit about what happened after last weeksContinue reading “Decisions, Decisions”
Midweek Message – May 14, 2025
We continue our ‘Who Are the People In the Neighbourhood?’ series with guests Lauren Cullen and Kayla Heisler; both from MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning. We also have Poppy Mason coming to share some special music on the piano; Poppy is a student at Accents Music Learning Centre, who are one of our partners inContinue reading “Midweek Message – May 14, 2025”
Look! Here is Water!
Look! Here is water! Those words, spoken by an Ethiopian eunuch from the passage of scripture that you’re going to hear in a few minutes, kept ringing in my ears this week! Look, here is water! Nova Scotia has 7400 km of coastline. No matter where you are in NS, you are never more thanContinue reading “Look! Here is Water!”
Midweek Message – April 30, 2025
I sometimes wonder if anyone reads these… but based on a few emails when I didn’t write one last week, I guess you do! 😉 Following Easter, I took a few comp days to recharge my energy banks; I’d been putting in a great deal of extra time, including a number of Saturday events. AndContinue reading “Midweek Message – April 30, 2025”
Midweek Message – April 9, 2025
It’s Palm Sunday, as Jesus heads to Jerusalem and ultimately his death. The choir has been working on an anthem called Breathe, Listen and Notice and I’ve written an interactive service in three movements around those themes: Breathe, Listen and Notice. Following worship we’ll enjoy a soup lunch and hear from the Property Committee aboutContinue reading “Midweek Message – April 9, 2025”
Midweek Message – March 19
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, I’m resisting getting into my garden to clean it up… leaving all the beneficial insects in it who have overwintered in it. It’s a mess! We installed a new walkway last summer and didn’t get a chance to do the landscaping, so I was exploring a numberContinue reading “Midweek Message – March 19”
Don’t Throw Hope Off the Cliff
Last week, if you were here, you heard Jesus in his hometown of Nazareth, reading from the scroll of Isaiah these words: 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, toContinue reading “Don’t Throw Hope Off the Cliff”
Midweek Message – January 22
There are a couple of things that are weighing on my heart and mind today. One is the amazing witness of Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, at the Washington National Cathedral yesterday. You can watch her entire sermon below, or if you just want to watch the part that stirred up such a storm, youContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 22”
St. James United Church Dartmouth 