Finding ourselves – our ultimate vocation Luke 2:41-52 When I was an adolescent I began the long search for what I was going to do in life -what was to be my vocation. I suppose the search started long before adolescence in the dreams and growing expectations that I had as a young child but … More Finding Yourself – Christmas 1

The Power of Story Luke 1:39-45 (46-55) Sometimes I write a sermon that I think is theologically clever.  I am pleased with myself that I am able to use sophisticated theological terms.  I talk of things that I learned in college and in the many courses that I have taken over the years.  I think … More The Power of Story – Advent 4

The Need for the Compassionate Heart Luke 3:7-18 The compassionate heart is most needed in the world today.  I was told by a professor in Pastoral care when I was in theological college that the compassionate heart was the most important thing that we could have in our ministry.  Over the years I have found … More The Need of a Compassionate Heart – Advent 3

Can We Really Change? Luke 3:1-6 John the Baptist leaps on to the stage in today’s Gospel “proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah—” Sometimes we think of repentance in a very limited way.  We refer to it … More Can We Really Change? – Advent 2

New Life Out of Decay Jeremiah 33:14-16, Luke 21:25-36 When you walk through an old growth forest such as Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island British Columbia, you see some of the old stumps and trunks of trees that have been decaying for some time on the forest floor. The amazing thing is that out of … More Life Out of Decay – Advent 1