Love Affair with Hockey I loved hockey growing up as a kid. In the little kitchen behind the store where we lived on Pape Avenue, I would stickhandle the ball and pretend I was Wayne Gretzky. At the age of seven I discovered the world of ball hockey at Pape Recreation Center and took the […]
Embrace That Restores Life
Scripture Reading Luke 19:1-10 Sermon Text Searching for Answers So Jesus says in today’s passage, it’s in the last line for the son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost, to seek out and to save the lost. Human beings have always been searching, right? Searching for peace, searching for meaning, […]
Fight the Good Fight
Scripture Passage 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Sermon Text Fading Passion When something is new, there is usually passion and excitement. When I first started dating Deb, our relationship was passionate and exciting. I would pick her up late from Robarts Library at 1am after she was done studying, or I would buy food and take it to […]
Gratitude
Scripture Passage Luke 17:11-19 Sermon Text Happy People vs. Miserable People When you look around, some people are always miserable. It doesn’t matter if their circumstances are good or bad, there always seems to be something to complain about. But then there are other people, their circumstances may be good or bad, but whatever they’re […]
The Challenge and Calling of Community
Questions on My Mind As I settle into my new role as a minister of this congregation, my mind turns a lot to the notion of “community”. What does it mean for us to be a community? Why do we gather weekly and sometimes more? What are we trying to achieve? Being a minister gives […]
Changes in our ESM
Seasons of Change Fall is a season of change. The leaves turn yellow and the air becomes chillier. Change is a part of life, yet change always brings about an unsettling feeling. Change can evoke anxiety, uncertainty and fear. But change is always how God has worked. Our Scriptures consist of countless stories of God […]
