Today is Transfiguration Sunday. Today is also the first Sunday since the tragic, multi-victim shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) Synod of BC issued a call to prayer. They wrote: Our hearts are broken by the horrible tragedy in Tumbler Ridge. Words can hardly express the depth of pain…
Surely not! The late Rev. Dr. John Stott once said about the Beatitudes, “the Sermon on the Mount is probably the best-known part of the teaching of Jesus, though arguably it is the least understood, and certainly it is the least obeyed.” Well, that’s a “fine” situation to be in . . . but only…
There are many sources of light in our personal worlds. From the sun to a “happy” light to the bulbs that light up our kitchen, light is all around us. So why on earth would I choose to preach about light? The answer is, as it so often is, the lectionary. The lectionary texts both…