The Practical Necessity of Rules and Laws
Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-8 (RM) or 6-9 (RCL); Psalm 15; James 1: 17-18, 21b-22, 27 (RM) or 1-17 (RCL); Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23. Rules. Law. The rule of law.…
The Importance of Touch
Acts 4: 32-35 (RM) or Acts 3:32-35 (RCL); Psalm 118 (RM) or 133 (RCL); 1 John 5: 1-6 (RM) or 1 John 1:1-2:2 (RCL); John 20: 19-31. I think most…
Preaching on “Leprosy Sunday”
Leviticus 13: 1-2, 44-46 (RM) or 2 Kings 5: 1-14 (RCL); Psalm 32 (RM) or 34 (RCL); 1 Corinthians 10: 31—11:1 (RM) or 1 Corinthians 9: 24-27 (RCL); Mark 1:…
The Taste of Things
Sometimes the world upsets me, discourages me, and causes me to tremble. Like many in Canada, I was shaken by the recent events of the “freedom convoy” that motored its…