Archive for March, 2017
March 19, 2017 – John 4:5-42
John 4:5-42 Moana – Lent at the Movies 3 Third Sunday in Lent – March 19, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB In Disney’s recent animated feature Moana, the title character is a young Polynesian girl. She is the daughter of the tribal chief of their island. As a young girl, she has […]
March 12, 2017 – Genesis 12:1-4a; John 3:1-17
Genesis 12:1-4a; John 3:1-17 Logan: Lent at the Movies II Second Sunday in Lent – March 12, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB There is a scene in the latest Marvel X-Men film Logan where Charles Xavier and Logan – or Wolverine – and Logan’s clone daughter Lauren find themselves the guests of […]
March 5, 2017 – Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7
Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 La La Land – Lent at the Movies I First Sunday in Lent – March 5, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The man and the woman are put in the Garden of Eden to till it and keep it. It is, presumably, not onerous work. – I mean, they […]
March 1, 2017 (Ash Wednesday) – Genesis 3:1-24
Genesis 3:1-24 Star Dust, Magic Dust Ash Wednesday – March 1, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. These are the words that we hear this evening as the ashes or dust are placed on our foreheads. Remember that you are dust, […]
