Preparing for Sunday: Sabbath

What exactly is Sabbath? Sabbath has often been described as a day of rest. However, this explanation falls short in capturing the nuanced aspects of rest as described by God. We find two different explanations for why we should take a Sabbath. Both are in the Old...

Prayer: The Glory in the Grey

Almighty God, Creator: In these last days storm has assailed us. Greyness has enveloped and mist surrounded our going out and our coming in. Now again Thy glory clarifies, Thy light lifts up our hearts to Thee, and night falls in peace. But through mist and storm and...

Jesus is Good, Not Safe

Text: Luke 12: 49-56 https://standrewscobourg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/sermons/16-08-14-rev-neil-a-ellis-jesus-good-not-safe.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS “Aslan is a lion – the Lion, the great Lion.” “Ooh”...

Preparing for Sunday: Division

If I am not present on Sunday morning take a quick glance at the scripture lesson and you will have the first clue as to why. This Sunday we deal with perhaps one of the most difficult passages in Luke’s gospel. It is a passage that makes us uncomfortable. As a...

Prayer for Justice

Jesus, you call those who follow you to look and act different from the rest of the world. You call us to be a just and loving culture. you call us to live in a way that shows we follow these two rules: “Love God” and “Love your neighbour.”...

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