Corpus Christi: The Body and Blood of Christ
Exodus 24: 3-8; Psalm 116; Hebrews 9: 11-15; Mark 14: 12-16, 22-26 (RM) “So what’s wrong with magic?” asked Amy, a bright young philosophy-minded student, in the Sacraments of Initiation…
My Encounter with a Gray Whale
Not too long ago the local newspaper featured the ongoing saga of a young female Orca stranded in a lagoon on the west coast of Canada. The two year old…
The Trinity as a Dance
Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 (RM) or Isaiah 6:1-8 (RCL); Psalm 33 (RM) or 29 (RCL); Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20 (RM) or John 3:1-17 (RCL.) It’s been said that God made humankind…
Calmness: A Taste of Freedom
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were… Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them,…
The Theology of Star Trek
Acts 2:1-11 (RM) or 1-21 (RCL; Psalm 104; I Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Galatians 5:16-25 (RM) or Romans 8:22-27 (RCL); John 20:19-23 or John 15: 26-27, 16:12-15 (RM) or John…
The Philippines: The Heat is On!
The Philippines has been grappling with the heat wave and the effects of El Niño since last year, but this year's intensity during the summer months has been particularly severe,…
Heaven Above, Earth Below
Acts 1: 1-11; Psalm 47; Ephesians 4:1-13 (RM) or Eph 1:15-23 (RCL); Mark 16: 15-20 (RM) or Luke 24:44-53 (RCL.) Life must have been so much simpler when the earth…
ANZAC Day Commemoration in New Zealand
ANZAC Day Commemoration I am writing this on April 25, a public holiday as New Zealanders remember those 2779 New Zealand soldiers who died at Gallipoli in the senseless assault…
Go and Bear Fruit, Fruit That Will Last
Acts 10: 25-26, 34-35, 44-48 (RM) or 44-48 (RCL); Psalm 98; 1 John 4: 7-10 (RM) or 1 John 5: 1-6 (RCL); John 15: 9-17. These past few weeks our…