Baptismal Service
Dearly beloved:Baptism is a ritual of the church in keeping with the example of Jesus,who himself was baptized as a sign of faithfulness.Matthew 28:18-20 tells
Dearly beloved:Baptism is a ritual of the church in keeping with the example of Jesus,who himself was baptized as a sign of faithfulness.Matthew 28:18-20 tells
Why do you come to church? There are lots of reasons, probably. But one of the main reasons is that there is something here that
What do you call this place where we are meeting? Do you call it an auditorium? A meeting house? A house of God? A sanctuary?
If I use the word “church” and “discipline” in the same sentence, what comes to mind? Some of you might think about the church laying
A doorkeeper in the house of God…that’s the way the way the writer of this psalm talks about himself. Two different things caught my eye
One of my favorite resurrection stories is from John 20, where Mary meets the risen Jesus for the first time. She doesn’t recognize him, she
Getting on board the disciple ship was not what I expected. I imagined clear sailing, Jesus at the helm, the congregation a happy crew learning
God breathes and the world answers in a symphony of faithfulness. Songs of services in chapels, halls and tabernacles, arias of councils and conferences and
Our call to worship is from Isaiah 49 (The Message, by Eugene Peterson) “Can a mother forget the infant at her breast, walk away from the
I am a Mennonite pastor currently teaching theology at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario. I’ve served congregations in Ontario and most recently, Alberta.
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