First of all, a word of explanation, followed by an apology. This Sunday may sound different in the “physical” audio but will also begin much differently than usual because I did not preach at St. Mark’s in Moose Jaw but rather at Trinity Presbyterian, in Grenfell. Grenfell is about a hundred kilometres east of Regina….
This Sunday’s sermon title is one of those that doesn’t work particularly in print. The phrase (or whatever it should be called when I don’t want to repeat the word “title” again) Peace? Really? could be incredulously hopeful, which is not what I was aiming for. The intonation I was envisaging (en-hearing?) was almost derisive…
We all change. I have heard it said that it is when we stop changing that we begin to die. I’m not entirely sure about that but it does add a bit of encouragement to be open to change. The three texts the Lectionary has given us are all about change. They aren’t the most…