At the CLAY gathering this past August (Canadian Lutheran-Anglican Youth gathering), we did a certain exercise in the large group gathering that unnerved me. It `hit me right here.’

...

Being lost and alone, adrift and missing.

This seems to be a common theme arising from the scriptures this morning.

Jesus speaks of one sheep gone missing, and the shepherd leaving the 99 in search of that one lost sheep.

And the woman desperately searching for that one lost coin...

Sometimes it can be tricky to determine where a Gospel narrative ends and a new one begins. It seems that chapter 11 of the Gospel of Luke flows directly into chapter 12, as if they were a part of the same narrative.

In Luke chapter 11 we find Jesus teaching a large crowd. In verse 37 Jesus is invited to dine with some Pharisees and lawyers and...

(Hosea 1:2-10 Luke 11:1-13)

You may know there’s a certain etiquette or protocol when greeting a royal figure – the Queen of England, for example:

…One must remember, if you’re a male, to offer a small bow of the head, and if you’re female, a small...

There are some days where it is easier to walk up here than others. I wish I could stand before you today and preach about something warm and fuzzy. After all, it is summer time… and we just finished an amazing Vacation Bible School. Time to relax right? But, as is so often the case, God had other plans; today’s reading from Amos...

For many different reasons, these days, I’ve been thinking about oceans, and deep waters ….

…. not least of which are these wonderful underwater, oceanic decorations filling this chancel and sanctuary, in preparation for this upcoming week’s Vacation Bible School….

… also because this August...

I don’t normally enjoy watching horror type movies.

“Horror” is not my film genre of choice.

And so when scary parts of a movie I’m watching unexpectedly...

In our scripture readings this week, we find much evidence of the abundant life that God has the power to enact. This message of new life has stirred in me a need to reflect upon my own life. I came to realize some of the ways in which God has granted new life for us. Certainly we could point to our children as the greatest evidence of that...

(Confirmation Sunday)

Wisdom. To do the "wise thing…" we say.

Isn’t that what we all want?

From the day you were born – Alyssa, Peter, Adam and Claire – this is likely what your parents and grandparents have always wanted and wished – and probably also worried about -- for you: that as...