Archive for March, 2014
March 30, 2014 – John 9:1-41
John 9:1-41 Where’s Jesus? Fourth Sunday in Lent – March 30, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB So I’m watching The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. And what you need to know is that this is the second of three long films that adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s lovely little book The Hobbit. So I’m […]
March 23, 2014 – John 4:5-42
John 4:5-42 Un-Frozen at the Well 3rd Sunday in Lent – March 23, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB About halfway through Disney’s animated feature Frozen, I did have a moment where I wondered what on earth I was doing watching a film about . . . an eternal winter! I […]
March 16, 2014 – John 3:1-17
John 3:1-17 Despicable World – That God so Loves Second Sunday in Lent – March 16, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg MB In the delightful film Despicable Me 2, the former super-villain Gru joins forces with the good guys. They must track down the villain who has stolen the compound PX-41. It’s not […]
March 9, 2014 – Matthew 4:1-11
Matthew 4:1-11 Identity Theft First Sunday in Lent [New Member Sunday] – March 9, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Last year’s film Identity Theft tries to explore in a funny way something we have all heard about: the theft of another’s person’s identity in order to profit by it. A male […]
February 16 – Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Choosing Life Sixth Sunday after Epiphany – February 16, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The good news is that according to Deuteronomy, you have a choice: Choose life! The bad news is that according to Deuteronomy, you have a choice: Choose life! Choose life, says God through Moses today. […]
Ash Wednesday – Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Kept by God Ash Wednesday – March 5, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Many years ago one of our elderly members died, but she had no relatives left living in Winnipeg. She was cremated, but it was going to be some time before her closest relative was able to […]
March 2, 2014 – Matthew 17:1-9
Matthew 17:1-9 Transformed Glory Transfiguration Sunday – March 2, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The transfiguration on the mountain is one of those once in a lifetime Technicolor events. You have to realize that for the disciples, up until this moment, life with Jesus has been pretty down-to-earth, and a lot of […]
February 23, 2014 – Matthew 5:38-48
Matthew 5:38-48 Grow Up! 7th Sunday after Epiphany – February 23rd, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The Shock Rocker (and, I believe, son of a Lutheran pastor) Alice Cooper, once said: Drinking beer is easy. Trashing your hotel room is easy. But being a Christian, that’s a tough call. That’s rebellion. […]
