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The following is based on Matthew 25:31-46, called the parable of the last judgement, but commonly known as the parable of the sheep and the goats. Weeks ago I saw that I was supposed to preach on the “Parable of the Last Judgement.” And I thought, “Great. I love preaching about judgment.” (I hope you …
Continue reading “Spitting Venom, Ancient Farmers, and Netflix”
Based on the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard – Matthew 20:1-16 About a decade ago, there was an article in the newspaper about First Nations students from reserves attending university. The gist of the article was that some reserves were having a hard time paying the cost of their students to attend university. …
Continue reading “Free Tuition, Racist Landscaping Bosses, and VLTs”
Yesterday at youth, we celebrated Fat Tuesday by eating a lot of pancakes and bacon. The history behind Fat Tuesday is that it’s the day before Ash Wednesday (the start of Lent), and people used up all their “rich and fatty” ingredients in their house so that they could start fasting for Lent. I sometimes …
Based on Matthew 16:21-17:8 This week, as I was pondering this text, I asked one of you a question. “When you think of the Transfiguration, what do you think of?” The quick response was, “Harry Potter.” Right. Because, Professor Minvera McGonnagall is one of the teachers at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and she …
Continue reading “Harry Potter, Evander Kane’s Tracksuit, & Oprah”
We had child dedication this Sunday at Grace Mennonite. I preached a 5 minute sermon, asking the question “Will Our Children Have Faith?” Don’t store up treasures on earth, but rather, store up treasures in heaven. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The point of life is not only …
Last summer, police found the body of a 15 year old First Nations girl in the the Red River. Tina Fontaine was murdered, wrapped in a plastic bag, and dumped in the river. Last week, someone mailed a card to her family with the following words: “You guys are nothing but a bunch of drunken …
Continue reading “On Racism, Privilege, and My Slight Preference for White People”
A sermon based on the temptations of Jesus – Matthew 4:1-11 Forty days and forty nights of being out in the wilderness. That’s like leaving now and coming back at the end of February. Good thing Jesus wasn’t in Canada doing this in winter, because he might have gotten kind of cold. Before we dive …
Continue reading “Jacuzzis, Selfies, and Government Action Plan Signs”
Our church is in a partnership with the church and community of Pauingassi First Nation. We’ve tried to frame the partnership as seeking to build each other up, where we both bring gifts to the table to share. Historically, relations between Indigenous and Settler communities have usually featured one side on the “giving end”, and …
Continue reading “Meeting with our MP about Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women”
Assyria, a big, bad, evil empire that was known for, amongst other things, skinning people alive, is on the doorstep of the Southern kingdom Judah, and Assyria sends a spokesperson to give them a warning. He says the following: Don’t let your king Hezekiah deceive you. He won’t be able to save you. Nor will …
The following is a short sermon based on Joshua 24:1-15 “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” This is a bit of a rally call, isn’t it? It gets people excited. It reinforces loyalty. We declare allegiances. And then we end up putting this Bible verse on doilies and cross stitches …
Continue reading “Doilies, First Dates, and the Big Bad Wolf”
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