Tag: Lent
-
Kids’ litanies for lent
A series of litanies that we are using this year at Kensington – led by children of the congregation during Lent. Based on texts from Exodus… Good to have the kids’ voices sharing and leading in worship. Two of them were also done in French (those translations are at the bottom of this post.) Litany…
-
Transparency and Honesty — a little distance goes a long way
Questions of identity preoccupy us – much more than has ever been the case, historically speaking. This is so on account of the leisure time we are afforded, the levels of wealth we have attained, and the public personas we now necessarily create and craft via our social media profiles. In the contemporary world we…
-
from ‘Weavings’…
Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves. “Psalm 126 tells us that the God of Israel has a passion for new beginnings and that his promise guarantees newness. The words of the prophet remind us that God’s pledge is to work newness…
-
david and bathsheba…
Well, we come this morning to another of the well-known stories of David – it is the story of David and Bathsheba. The story of David and Bathsheba is one of those stories that has all the compelling elements that makes it stick in our mind. There is a beautiful woman bathing, and a king…
-
who are you, really?
My sermon from this past Sunday – the first Sunday in Lent. __________________________ Do you know who you are? Perhaps this strikes you as an odd question. Of course I know who I am. I can answer the question by telling my story. I can tell you about my parents, about my history, my education,…
encrusted words 