Tag: renewal
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Redemption on the 58
A short story about a bus ride, momentum and mercy. It had been another frustrating day in the lab, and I just wanted to get home. To grab a beer, drop onto the couch and watch another few episodes of Vikings of Valhalla on Netflix. A perfect segue to the weekend. “How many times can…
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change in the church – free to experiment
An article printed in this month’s Presbyterian Record, based on a blog post from a year ago. [The image to the right is of the cover of The Presbyterian Record from 50 years ago!!] ______________ Change has been in the air at Kensington, Montreal, over the past six years as the congregation has adopted global…
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So angry he could die #jonah #GodAsksTheQuestions
He is so angry, he could die. He is so angry, he wants to die. Last week in our reflections on Jonah we ended on a note of mercy and grace. Jonah had made his declaration: 40 days and Nineveh will be overturned. 40 days and Nineveh will be smashed. But it turned out that…
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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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What have we done, Kensington Church? #renewal #change# #future
This summer will mark 5 years of ministry for me at Knox Crescent Kensington and First Presbyterian Church. And over the past weeks I have been taking a tally of some of the changes the congregation has been through over the past 7-8 years. (My family worshipped here before I was called as minister, so I was able to…
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