by Secretary | Jun 2, 2015 | Prayer
One of the many book of prayers that I have is The Sun Dances: Prayers and Blessings from the Gaelic by Alexander Carmichael (1960). Reading and hearing prayers from other cultures is illuminating to understand how people over time have encountered God. The prayer...
by Secretary | Jun 1, 2015 | Sermons
History has been marked by significant events. Signposts by which we mark and remember the passing of time. Births, deaths, wars, disasters, marriages. Each of these and more provides a link to other occasions of significance in our own lives. In our passage from...
by Secretary | May 28, 2015 | Devotionals
On Sunday we will look at Isaiah 6: 1-8. This passage is seen as the call Isaiah received to begin his prophetic work. The passage is interesting as a call passage as it does not focus on why Isaiah should be sent. We can break the passage down into three sections:...
by Secretary | May 26, 2015 | Prayer
The central belief in Christian thought is that through Christ’s sacrifice on the cross we are forgiven. How we are forgiven or what we are forgiven for is perhaps open to more debate or interpretation. The theology of atonement is an area of study which seeks...
by Secretary | May 25, 2015 | Sermons
On Pentecost we receive the Holy Spirit and give thanks for its continual illumination on the Church. For its mission of illuminating the truth of God’s love for humanity. However, while we might receive the Holy Spirit as a gift from God, it comes with an...
by Secretary | May 21, 2015 | Devotionals
This Sunday is Pentecost, when the church celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit. With the ascension of Christ, room is made for the Holy Spirit to come and do its work. In our reading from John’s gospel Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as a Spirit of truth...
by Secretary | May 20, 2015 | Prayer
Jesus promised the disciples that after he left them he would send another, an advocate, in his place. The Holy Spirit comes, a Spirit of truth that continues to point us towards the teachings of Christ and of God’s holy purpose for creation. God of power and...
by Secretary | May 18, 2015 | Sermons
On Ascension Sunday we experience the culmination of the Gospel story. In Luke’s gospel the ascension of Christ is not an event marked by great fanfare. In fact Luke only dedicates one sentence to Jesus ascending. Afterwards the disciples continue to worship in...
by Secretary | May 15, 2015 | Devotionals
This Sunday is Ascension Sunday and our Gospel text from Luke deals with this subject. It is curious that Christ’s ascension is given one sentence in Luke’s gospel. For such a grand event it is surprising that Luke spends such little time on it. While...
by Secretary | May 12, 2015 | Prayer
Gracious God, your love for us extends beyond our understanding. In a busy world we often seek rest. Amid the many conflicts and disasters we seek peace. Allow us to step beyond the boundaries of what we understand peace to be. Allow us to extend true, heartfelt...
