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• August 11, 2006

  The simple plan found in Christ

  There are those kinds of weeks when I pine for a simpler plan of action. Things in life can often get so complicated, confusing and frustrated. This Sunday we completed our reading of the fourth chapter of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, and here is where I found some relief. This chapter focuses on our…

• August 4, 2006

  Ordinary Bread

  There is an old story about a tyrant in a far away land who controlled his kingdom with an ironclad grip. There was only one area he could not control: his people’s belief in God. He called together his wisest advisors and asked them where God could be hidden so that the people could not…

• June 24, 2006

  Rest is in the Bible!

  I read an article online this week by Holly Lake of the Ottawa Sun. It was an article about sleep. The article was really a warning about the dangers of lack of sleep. The headline was “Beware the sleep-deprived” with the sub-title “Multi-tasking lifestyle is encouraging us to scrimp on sleep, with dangerous consequences.” The…

• June 16, 2006

  Fun and Faith

  Along with the moments of worship and prayer and within the community who gather, there is always time to spend enjoying each other’s company. A time to laugh and play. As the weather beings to feel more and more like summer, we have the opportunity to be outside and take advantage of the more open…

• June 1, 2006

  As of Fire

  One of the symbols of Pentecost is the flame. It comes from the description of that Pentecost event that we have in the book of Acts. “Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them.” (Acts 2:3) Although I have often felt the Holy Spirit to move like…