March 23,2025

We are into the third week of Lent and as we continue our journey to become purveyors of ‘Awe’ we are looking at curiosity. So, I’m curious… (see what I did there? LOL) I’m curious what you think of when you hear the word “curious”? 

Curiosity kills the cat?

Curious George?

In both these examples, …..

March 16, 2025

As Rev. Dr Marcia McFee says, “we are meaning mongers. We look for meaning in the chaos that is life.” Sometimes the meaning we find leads us to wonder anew at the awesome of God. The passage that we heard from today from the book of Genesis is one of the core scriptures that describes not only Abraham and Sarah’s relationship with God, but also the central promise around the birth of Israel. Keeping in mind what was said in the introduction to that reading that this passage has been used as an evil cudgel, with which to conquer and destroy indigenous peoples all over the world. Now, when

March 9, 2025

Last week Rev. Gaylyn spoke about whether we are above the line or below the line. If you are feeling below the line, then you are filled with dread because you feel that there is not enough. Not enough money, energy, space and time. That is the story we tell ourselves when we are below the line. But if you are feeling below the line, meaning a sense of dread and fear, and in action that arises from risking in a new chances or any new possibilities. Whereas when we are above the line…

March 2, 2025

In our Gospel reading from Luke today we hear two very familiar and I would say foundational sayings of our faith: vs 31 “Do to others as you would have them do to you” what we sometimes refer to as the Golden Rule, since it is shared by many faiths and vs 38 “give, and it will be given to you.”  Both of these sayings, are foundational to Eric Law’s understanding of Holy Currencies.

February 16, 2025

This morning, I’d like to begin with the gospel lesson because in it, Jesus shows a very particular kind of leadership. In the very first sentence, we hear that Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. Clearly, even though the disciples and the crowds around elevate Jesus, Jesus himself is not after that. 

February 2, 2025

While driving into work recently I was listening to an interview on the CBC with Order of Canada recipient Pinchas Gutter, an over 90 years old survivor of several Nazi death camps during the Holocaust. After living in the Polish ghetto, he and his family were sent by train to the first camp when he was separated from his parents and his twin sister who was just 8. He was the only one of 150 members of his family to survive. ….