Lent 2 Year B  Mark 8:31-38

Lent 2 Year B Mark 8:31-38

Banias – a turning point for Jesus As a 26 year old, to my surprise (but it was after 21 years of non-stop formal education) I took the year off from my pastoral studies, picked fruit to earn enough money, then spent 6 months in Europe including 7 weeks in...
Transfiguration Sunday – power for the long haul.

Transfiguration Sunday – power for the long haul.

Metamorphosis – that is the Greek word that is translated as transfiguration. Change. Let’s explore both transfiguration and metamorphosis. When Leanne was putting together the service order and powerpoint slides (as she does each week) she had a quick question about...
Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday.

Remember that you are dust, and to dust you will return. Lent is the 40 day period set apart by Christians to remember that Jesus resolutely chose to go to Jerusalem and gave up his life willingly on the cross. It made him look like a total loser. Those who were the...
First Sunday of Lent. Looking for the God patterns of growth.

First Sunday of Lent. Looking for the God patterns of growth.

If you look at the cross section of a tree, you can see the rings of growth, and if you know what you are looking for, you can tell when the tree had good growing seasons or drought. Think of the teams you have been part of at work or sport. One of the models of team...
Christmas Eve  Unexpected

Christmas Eve Unexpected

It’s been an at-home year in ways none of us planned for, none of us could possibly have senarioed beforehand. In many ways it parallels the birth of Jesus. Think of it from Mary’s perspective. The unexpected but welcomed pregnancy – her life, and ours forever...
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