You think you never meet the Tempter? At Grace Church as with Jesus, whenever God gets close so does the opposition. … [Read more...]
Ash Wednesday Reflection
People often avoid Ash Wednesday. It seems too penitential, old fashioned or sad. But to miss it is to miss what matters. It is to miss a glimpse of eternity. … [Read more...]
Annual Vestry (General) Meeting Homily
This Sunday is our AGM, and this homily ( a little sermon) is about how we do this. Not as a business meeting, but as part of the People of God, doing some reviewing and planning for this bit of the Kingdom we have been given responsibility for. … [Read more...]
First World Problems
This is a video for when you need a quick reality check about life in Canada. … [Read more...]
A teaching on Spiritual Freedom in the midst of a family fight.
This is about Jesus in a fight at home and Paul talking about Love. It often feels like these are miles apart in our own lives. Here I try to show how they actually touch in the middle of real life. … [Read more...]
Jesus teaches that God is here now
This is a short summary of the shift between John the Baptist and Jesus as to when we can expect the kingdom of God. Surprisingly Jesus sits down and says, "here and now". … [Read more...]
“You are my child, my lovely child!”
When does a love affair start? Maybe when you first say "I love you." This teaching is at the heart of the story of Jesus and God at his baptism. And at the heart of how we get "baptized in the spirit" by Jesus' love for us. … [Read more...]
The Teachings of the MAGI
Why bring Gold and Incense and Burial Anointing oils? Why go hunting a child in a troubled foreign country? Behind the story of the Magi is deep teaching on the practice of being a follower of the Way of Christ. So often these stories are vehicles of deep teaching, if we just look beneath what the words are, to what they actually are saying. … [Read more...]
The Un-Hollywood Hero
Just beyond the glitz and sentimentality of a commercial Christmas is a challenging teaching about heroes and responsibility. It is a story of God not doing it all for us, but giving us the job (and the honour to be found able) of bringing light to people who dwell in darkness. … [Read more...]
Pondering in the midst of Preparations
Sandy was pregnant and everyone was rushing to set up house for her up for. But every now and then she would drift of into stillness and hold her big, round belly. As we rush about preparing for Christmas this sermon challenges you to pause, to ponder, to understand what God asks of you. … [Read more...]
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