Saving Seats and Measures of Greatness

A sermon based on Mark 10:35-45, Oct. 17, 2021 If your home was anything like mine, there was more than one sibling spat about who got to sit where.  I grew up with brothers, and we would regularly compete for the best seats at the table, in the car, or even… Continue reading

Object Permanence

This devotion was initially created for publication in Eternity for Today, a devotional resource from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, for the week of March 12, 2022 Isaiah 55:1-9 Seek the Lord while [the Lord] may be found, call upon [God] while [God] is near; (Is. 55:6) In early… Continue reading

There’s Always Room for One More

This devotion was initially created for publication in Eternity for Today, a devotional resource from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, for the week of March 12, 2022 Luke 13:22-31 Then people will come from east and west, from north and south, and will eat in the kingdom of God…. Continue reading

But You Said…

Read: Numbers 14:10b-24 Forgive the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of your steadfast love… (14:19a) Reflect: Children have a particular ability to remind parents or adults of things said or done in a different context–whether it’s reminding a parent of an earlier promise, reminding a teacher of… Continue reading

You Can’t Avoid the Tough Stuff

This devotion was initially created for publication in Eternity for Today, a devotional resource from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, for the week of March 12, 2022 Read: Luke 13:31-35  At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to… Continue reading

Together in Line

The devotions over the next week were initially created for publication in Eternity for Today, a devotional resource from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, for the week of March 12, 2022 Read: Philippians 3:17-4:1 But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting… Continue reading

The Fabric is Thin

Reflection on Psalm 90, given at the National Worship Conference 2021 (ELCIC/Anglican Church in Canada) In our liturgical tradition, each year we cycle through themes of anticipation, celebration, discovery, lament, grief, renewal and growth.  Each year we are guided again by the orbit of a divine narrative that pulls us in,… Continue reading