Today I want us to think about our bodies. Every body has brought their bodies to worship this morning. We are embodied; God made us
I was outside in the backyard with my two kids, who were aged five and three. I saw a very interesting beetle on our patio.
Labouring God, the sea and sky are your work,every hill and plain, every valley and clifffashioned by your hands.Towering trees and creeping plants,blossoms, sweet and
A sermon preached at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate Kitchener, Ontario on March 3, 2021, and Breslau Mennonite Church, Breslau, Ontario on November 3, 2019 by Carol
Thank you God for everything under us; for these chairs on which we sit, for this church’s firm foundation, for the soil with its burrowing
Come, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Holiness present in the silent pulse of the earth beneath us. Holiness present in the beating
Creator God: I am sorry for this little stream, its banks straightened and cemented. Graffiti decorates the culverts, and it’s dotted with plastic bags and
Our souls magnify the Lord. Our souls amplify the goodness of God– we take a good close-up look at all our blessings. Thank you for
I’m another in the long line of admirers. Eve and Adam admiring the garden, Abram staring, open-mouthed, at the stars, Elijah running through a beautiful
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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