Advent means arrival and is the four-week season in the church calendar year preceding Christmas. The season is characterized by waiting and longing for God and what God assures the world through Christ: hope, peace, joy, love. Advent is the dark before the dawn; the candle burning brightly in a deep forest; the star wayRead more
The Gospel of Luke: Don’t Be Afraid Luke 8.40-56 Jerry Seinfeld has an old joke about fear. It goes that surveys show that many people’s number one fear in life is of public speaking, and that their number two fear is death. Which he says means that some people would rather be in the casketRead more
Luke 8. 26-39 | Jesus heals a man under demonic possession If that story sounded dramatic and strange, then you heard it right! A big part of being a Christian is simply listening to the stories about Jesus and learning to see God through him. When our picture of God can be painted by soRead more
The Gospel of Luke: 7.18-35 Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving probably looks different this year as some of us are away from those we love, which is always hard, and others aren’t enjoying our regular traditions because of cancellations or safety restrictions. But I’m ready for Thanksgiving this year more than ever, and not just because IRead more
Being the Body in the Pandemic John 14.15-17 Listen to this talk here: https://www.lwchurch.ca/podcasts/podcasts/2020-09-13-part-one-jesus-the-spirit Last November I read a prayer in Fort Langley’s Remembrance Day service. The most humbling moment was walking behind our veterans as the bagpipes led us through the crowd and to our seats on a platform. But during the prayers, theRead more
“This is real love – not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” (1 John 4.10) Listen to this talk here. I heard a story recently of an elderly married couple celebrating fifty years of wedded bliss. They chose to celebrateRead more
Listen to this talk here. “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand…” (Mark 4.23) We’re not sure who, but someone first said, “God gave us mouths that close and ears that don’t – surely that must tell us something.” If you’ve ever had a job working with the public, chances are you’ve heardRead more
Some recent work. Find new poems weekly via Instagram. SUNDAY Close your quick eyes let the sun, that warm washcloth, lay neck-heavy, and hang on the railing hanging it all way up; easy now, mortal mind the water, slow going. __ GLOSSOLALIA I was never one for falling over rather I stayedRead more
The Book of James: Ancient Wisdom For Right now James 3.13-18 Listen to the sermon here: https://fortlangley.lwchurch.ca/podcasts/media/2020-06-07-proof-of-wisdom “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) We’ll hear more from Dr. King today, not just because we need to hear from Dr. King this week, butRead more
The Book of James: Ancient Wisdom for Right Now James 2.14-26 Watch the sermon here: https://fortlangley.lwchurch.ca/live Not too long ago I remember getting so angry that I threw my road bike in a ditch. It’s a long story for another time; but another story goes that Martin Luther, who helped kick off the Reformation inRead more