Archive for December, 2012
December 30, 2012 – Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52
Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52 New Clothes for a New Day First Sunday of Christmas – December 30, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Anyone get any clothing for Christmas? Socks? A new bath robe? A silly toque? On this First Sunday of Christmas, the writer of the letter to Colossians reminds us […]
Christmas Eve – Luke 2:1-20
Luke 2:1-20 Heaven Joined to Earth Christmas Eve – December 24, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The American astronaut Frank Borman had this to say about first viewing the Earth from Space: The view of the Earth from the Moon fascinated me – a small disc 240,000 miles away. It was hard […]
December 23, 2012 – Luke 1:39-55
Luke 1:39-55 Small Everyday Deeds Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 23, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country. This is how the Gospel story begins today. This is how the world begins to turn. Last […]
December 9, 2012 – Baruch 5:1-9; Luke 3:1-6
Baruch 5:1-9; Luke 3:1-6 The Journey Home Second Sunday of Advent – December 9, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB When I was going to university in Regina and I wanted to get home for Christmas to where my parents were living in British Columbia, I’d have to drive over the […]
December 2, 2012 – Luke 21:25-36
Luke 21:25-36 Do Not Let Your Hearts be Weighed Down First Sunday of Advent – December 2, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB When Jesus begins to point to signs of difficulty, there doesn’t seem to be much that will be immune. There will be cosmic distress: signs in the sun, moon, […]
