What’s up with prayer?

Sure I pray. Do I as much as I should? Probably not (who does?). But I do pray for people, situations, guidance, all that good stuff. Then why don’t I offer to pray with people? I’m not sure what it is. When I’m with people one-on-one, I often...

ER Goodness

So, living in a small town means when I’m in the ER which has it’s waiting room just inside the main entrance to the hospital, you get noticed. It’s hard to avoid. Saturday morning I was working in the yard with people from the church cutting down a...

The Shepherds Voice – Sermon, April 25, 2010

“The Shepherd’s Voice” Psalm 23; John 10:22-30 Let’s take a walk together through the 23rd Psalm, as it talks about walking and the journeys people take. “The Lord is my shepherd.” What is a shepherd? A shepherd is the caretaker for sheep. The shepherd is...

Changes – Sermon, April 18, 2010

“Changes” Acts 9:1-20 There are people who make interesting first impressions. Some live up to those first impressions, others surprise you. I’m sure you’ve had the experience where you are paired up to work with someone and you can’t help but think,...

The post-denominational era

I’ve been looking at statistics lately for an article I’ve been writing for a magazine coming out later this spring. According to the 2001 census reports, over a quarter million fewer Canadians identify the United Church as their denomination of choice....