by Neil Ellis | Aug 15, 2017 | Prayer
The events in Charlottesville, Virginia have brought forth many ugly memories. These events remind us that though we have come far, we still have much farther to travel. The prayer below is from Seminarian Lauren Grubaugh. You can find the original post here. To the...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 14, 2017 | Sermons
Today’s passage is simple enough. It isn’t about pointing a finger at Peter and telling him to have a deeper faith. It isn’t about us having a deeper or stronger faith than Peter demonstrates. Our passage this morning is about having the faith...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 11, 2017 | Devotionals
It’s a well known story. After feeding the five thousand Jesus spends some time alone. The disciples take a boat back across the lake. At some point Jesus gets up and heads towards the disciples, walking on water across the lake. At first they think they see a...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 9, 2017 | Sermons
The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, the Feeding of the Five Thousand is a well known gospel story. So well known that we often get stuck on the loaves and fishes and the miracle that they represent. While we should not ignore this aspect of the reading or the...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 4, 2017 | News
This past June the Presbyterian Church in Canada met at Queen’s University in Kingston. Assembly was privileged to hear a message from Dr. Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. As the recipient of...
