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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 …
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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 …
Several years ago, I preached a sermon on War in the Old Testament. To this day, I continue to have conversations about whether or not God is violent, and whether or not God condones violence. Below is my sermon. It’s by all means not exhaustive, but I still find it to be a good start …
The following was preached at Grace Mennonite on September 14, 2014, based on Genesis 12:1-4. It was kind of a bizzare summer for me. On the one hand, I had a blast. 26 of us Gracers went to Pauingassi for our fourth family camp. My ultimate team had our best summer yet, finishing with a …
The following was preached on April 13, 2014 at Grace Mennonite Church, based on Matthew 21:1-11. ________________________________________ Today, we give praise to somebody who rides in on a donkey. If it’s a Stanley Cup parade or Grey Cup parade (which we haven’t seen for a while in these parts), we’d expect to see convertibles or …
Continue reading “Palm Sunday – Encountering God in our Praise”
What a mess. So World Vision changes their policy saying they will hire GLBTQ Christians who are married. And then a bunch of people (mostly conservative, evangelical, Christians) get upset and threaten (or actually do) pull their support and funding. And then World Vision says they’re sorry and reverses their policy change. Okay… Where to …
Continue reading “On World Vision, Taking Your Ball and Going Home, and Love”
I preached the following at Grace Mennonite on March 16, 2014. I kind of felt like I was preaching to the choir… ____________ The word “blessing” is used a lot in the Bible. At the very beginning of the Bible, When God creates human beings in God’s own image, God blesses them. God also blessed …
I have to admit, I’m more nervous to preach on this text than I was when I preached about hell. Because for most of us, hell is this abstract belief that we don’t put much thought into, and it definitely doesn’t affect our daily decisions. When we make choices about our careers, our education, what …
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Lighters, Russian Roulette, and 5 Minutes – “Talking about and Inviting” Okay. Part 3. The last Sunday in hell. In some ways, I’m kind of sad we’re ending our time in hell today. I feel like we’re just getting started, and that we’re only beginning to scratch the depth of spirituality, worldviews, church, salvation, our …
Harry Potter, Dentures, and Fracking: The Point of It All. The following was given as an insert to our church’s bulletin. Some Introductory Thoughts to Three Weeks in Hell In my preparation for these sermons, I’ve realized that it’s not just a conversation about hell. It’s bigger than that. It’s a conversation about God. Jesus. …
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