Tag: judgment
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Judgment and Grace of Strangers
But this was the first and only time that someone had called me on it, essentially saying: “Hey man, stop being such an ass. Get off your phone and look at me.”
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What are you not seeing?
My latest column, for the Christian Courier. _____________________ Up until a few years ago I had never seen them. I didn’t even know they were around, so didn’t know to look for them. But every Spring they are here. In fact, we are at peak season right now so there’s a good chance you will…
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Nineveh’s revival – Pentecost comes early #JonahWasWrong
Sermon from today – once again I have followed Phillip Cary’s interpretation in a variety of ways. ______________________ “Forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” “Forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” Nineveh is a large city – a three-day walk to get across it. Jonah walks a full day into the city and…
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advent, hope, judgment, hell
My sermon from this past Sunday. I have in many ways followed the interpretation laid out by James Kay, and have quoted him directly toward the end of this sermon. See his article at: http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=677 ————————- In the Gospel of Luke we find the words “good news” on lips of many. The angel Gabriel says…
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a hot coal
Have you ever felt out of place? Have you ever found yourself in some situation where you just didn’t belong? In fact it’s a fairly common human experience – to feel out of place in this way. If you’ve ever moved to a new town, you’ve probably felt out of place. If you’ve ever travelled…
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gospel and the gazette – remembering
Last Saturday’s Montreal Gazette carried a news story about the Berlin Wall. In fact, over the past week or so, newspapers from the London Telegraph to the New York Times to der Spiegel have carried stories about the Berlin Wall. The reason is that August the 13th marked the 50th anniversary of the building of the…
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rigorousness vs. leniency
It’s probably fair to say that we Canadians like things made easy. This become particularly obvious when we think of the various technologies ar out disposal: Why get off the couch when you can change the channel with a remote control? Why plant a large garden when you can get your vegetables at Metro? Why…
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Dare we sing the Magnificat?
My sermon from this past Sunday – the fourth Sunday in Advent. ________________________ Exuberant. It’s a wonderful word, isn’t it? Exuberant. It’s one of those words that carry their meaning so well. Even to say the word ‘exuberant’ is almost to be lifted into exuberance. The Mirriam Webster dictionary offers the following definition of the…
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Hope and Judgment
My sermon from yesterday, which was the first Sunday in Advent. ________________________ “Thessalonica” Does that name ring a bell with you? Well, Thessalonica is a city in modern day Greece – also known as Salonica. But for our purposes what’s interesting is that the city of Thessalonica existed already in the time of Jesus and the…
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Judgment
A sermon in a continuing series on the Apostles’ Creed. _________________________________ Judgment. Well – that’s quite a sermon title isn’t it? It almost makes you feel you’re back in the nineteenth century, when hell-fire and brimstone were the order of the day in sermons. That title makes me think of what may be one…
encrusted words 