Watching for Hope

Scripture Reading: Mark 13:24-37 I’m a fan of cheesy sci-fi movies. Have you ever seen one of these? It’s the likes of movies called “Avalanche Shark” or “Comet from Space” or “Windstorm” where a bunch of low paid actors use dodgy science to save the world...

hope

Hope is a funny thing. We hope for lots of things. We hope for good weather on the weekend. We hope for that new job. We hope someday we’ll cure the world’s horrible diseases. We hope our friends will be healed. But there’s so much more hope that can...

Guest Blog posting on “Hope”

Recently an online “friend” asked me to write something on hope. She posted it today. In my experience of life, few words hold the same emotional power and strength as the word hope. I suppose love used to, but it’s been watered down at times. I love that...

Live in Hope

This is a message I shared at a cemetery service, a service of honouring the memories of the saints who have passed before us, and also a fund-raiser for the upkeep of the grounds. “Live in Hope” John 1:1-18 We have gathered here today for a number of reasons. Each of...

“Let Us Die”

I can’t imagine there are any other words that could be more heart breaking to Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, than “Let us die.” Especially when it’s coming from a church! Yup, you read that right. Members of a church actually said,...