This morning, we are celebrating Epiphany. Technically, Epiphany is on January 6, but we moved it up to today because it worked better with our preaching schedule. When I started as a pastor 11 years ago, I was given the job of preaching on Epiphany, and I remember asking, “What’s Epiphany?” as I really had …
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The Feast of St. Nicholas, the original Santa Claus
Over the past few months, we at Grace been learning about the saints, and celebrating their faith stories by having mini-feasts in the foyer. This morning, we are celebrating St. Nicholas, the original Santa Claus. Nicholas was born in 3rd century to rich parents in what is now Turkey. However, they died when he was …
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A weekend at your in-laws, Grade 4, and the Return of the Jets
A third advent sermon on Ezra 1:1-4, 3:1-4, 10-13 The Old Testament is full of stories that tell the history of the Israelites. It’s a library of books that were written by different people in different places for different reasons. We have books of law and books of history and books of poetry and …
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Arms Dealers, High School English Debates, and Scrooge
Some thoughts on Advent, starting off in 2 Kings 22:1-10, 23:1-3. The books of 1 and 2 Kings tell the stories of Israel’s kings. On a very simple (but honest) level, they’re not that exciting to read. They’re more or less lists which kings were good, which ones were bad, and how long they …
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Dinosaurs, Pulpits, and Wedding Vows
A sermon based on the book of Hosea. God tells Hosea that he should go marry a sexually promiscuous woman and have children with her, because that is going to be a good metaphor for Israel being unfaithful to the Lord. And so, Hosea logged into his favourite internet dating website, and updated his profile: …
13.8 Billion Years, Mufasa, and Mennonite Migrations
Based on Deuteronomy 6, 4-9. And I again screen shot my art work, so please do your best. Let’s start with a timeline, and let’s start over here. The world is 13.8 billion years old, plus or minus 0.04%. And that is a really cool number, isn’t it? I mean, how often do we get …
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Dear Christian: Beware the Niqab
Dear Christian, Beware of the niqab. But not because a piece of cloth over a woman’s face is any sort of threat to us. It’s not. What Muslim women wear on their faces has zero effect on our lives. I bet most of us would have to think long and hard to when we actually …
Mandrakes, Debbie Downers, and Curveballs
I preached a sermon while drawing on an iPad. I just took some screen shots after my sermon, so my apologies if the pictures don’t match up 100% with the words. My sermon was based on Genesis 32, the story of Jacob wrestling a stranger in the night. These ancient stories of Israel are just …
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Handsome Kyle, Chambers of Death, and Stubborn Men
Based on Proverbs 8 ______________________________________ Have you ever searched the original language and meaning of what your name means? For example, the name Kyle is Gaelic in origin, and it means “fair and handsome.” My parents must have known what known what they were doing when they named me 31 years ago. Ashley’s name means, …
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SCOTUS, Binders, and Cheap Mennonites
Based on Proverbs 1:1-8, 3:1-8 The book of Proverbs is for gaining wisdom and instruction, for doing what is right and fair, and for giving knowledge and discretion to the young, and the understanding of sayings and riddles. Don’t forget these teachings, my children. Keep them in your heart, and the Lord will surely bless …
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