Can These Bones Live?
Can These Bones Live? The fifth Sunday of Lent turns to face the question before us head on. We know that a death is coming and our readings from Ezekiel and John confront the subject of death straight on, not shying away from the pain of death but allowing us to...
Before and After
Before and After The fourth Sunday of Lent finds us contemplating how we journey with Jesus. Specifically, the movement of time. Who were we before we encountered Jesus and who are we now? Scripture: John 9: 1-41Our passages the past few weeks from John’s gospel have...
Living Water
Living Water Today we have a well known passage from John's gospel, the woman at the well. It's a story we know well, in fact we may know it so well that we assume we understand what is happening in the story and miss the message. Scripture: John 4: 5-42Sometimes we...
Walk Into the Light
Walk Into the Light The second Sunday of Lent finds us overhearing a night time conversation between Nicodemus and Jesus. We might think of ourselves as a fly on the wall as a leader of the Jewish people seeks to understand and learn more about what Jesus is teaching....
Jesus is Trustworthy
Jesus is Trustworthy On the first Sunday of Lent our attention is drawn to the three temptations of Jesus. The lessons in this passage tell us much about Jesus and about how the church is to behave. Scripture: Matthew 4: 1-11On a stormy night, a businessman boards a...
The Journey Down the Mountain
The Journey Down the Mountain Transfiguration Sunday sets us up for the season of Lent. A time to prepare ourselves for the journey towards Jerusalem and the events of Holy Week. In many ways we might view the journey down the mountain taken by Peter, James, and John...
God’s Wisdom
God's Wisdom We continue our look at Paul's letter to the Church in Corinth. Paul continues to teach and guide the community towards a humble form of wisdom that is found in God. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2: 1-16Called to be together, siblings in Christ. “Paul asserts...
But, God
But, God We return our focus to Paul's letter to the church in Corinth. Paul continues to develop his theology of the cross, accessing the depth of wisdom literature we find in scripture and providing a comparison of the wisdom of the world to the wisdom of God. ...
The Power of the Cross
The Power of the Cross Why does Paul focus the Church in Corinth on the power of the Cross? What is happening in this early church community that is of such concern that Paul would write to them and what news does it hold for us today? Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:...
Writing Letters
Writing Letters Paul's letter to the Church in Corinth provides us with a great amount of insight about what a new and growing church was experiencing. Unfortunately, not a lot of it was pretty. This was a community of faith that wasn't getting along and which...
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobourg is part of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. The congregation was established in 1833 and continues to serve the community.