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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”
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 …
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”
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”
The following sermon makes the most sense if you heard the people at church sharing about attending Mennonite Native Assembly and Pauingassi Family Camp. But if you weren’t there, feel free to still read on. Several years ago, I was at a bonfire. Sitting in the dark, I ended up talking to somebody that …
Continue reading “On Making Space, and First Steps Towards Reconciliation”
The following is a sermon preached at Grace Mennonite on September 7, 2014, based on Genesis 6:9-22; 9:8-15. A few months ago, the movie Noah came out. Many of you have seen it. I have not. But I’ve loved listening to everyone’s reactions to it. Some people loved it. Some people hated it. Some …
Continue reading “Panda Bears, The RM of Hanover, and Insurance Companies”
“Woe to you, religious leaders. You shut the door on people. You make new converts twice the children of hell as you are. You blind guides. You snakes and brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?” (verses from Matthew 23) What a great, uplifting set of verses we heard this morning! …
Continue reading “Anti-Gay, Judgmental, and Hypocritical? On Weightier Matters of the Law…”
A big thanks to Mark Yaconelli and Frank Rogers, Kurt Willems and Phileena Heuertz (who use Dallas Willard, Thomas Keating, and Marshall Rosenberg) for their words that helped shape mine. _____________________________________________________ I was having coffee with a young adult a while ago. We were sitting outside at Oak Ridge, the sun was shining on us, the …
Continue reading “Unused Gym Memberships, 7-11, and Silence”
The following is a short sermon from Pentecost, where we celebrated baptism, membership transfer, and communion. ___________________________________________ These are the words from Anne Lamott’s, as found in her book, Travelling Mercies. “After a while, as I lay there, I became aware of someone with me, hunkered down in the corner, and I just assumed it …
Continue reading “Some thoughts on conversion, communion, and cats.”
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