Archive for March, 2018
March 25, 2018 (Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion) – Mark 11:1-11, 14:1-15:47
Mark 11:1-11, 14:1-15:47 Jesus Borrows Us Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion – March 25, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Jesus has to borrow a lot of stuff. When he rides into Jerusalem, he has to borrow a colt. When he teaches in the temple he will have to borrow a coin. When he […]
March 18, 2018 – John 12:20-33
John 12:20-33 Vulnerable Love – Lent at the Movies 5 – Three Billboards Fifth Sunday in Lent – March 18, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB I recently read about one of the guys who was made over on Netflix reboot of Queer Eye. Yes: it’s a makeover show where guys are taught how […]
March 11, 2018 – John 3:14-21
John 3:14-21 Remember Me – Lent at the Movies 4 – Coco 4th Sunday in Lent – February 11, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Coco, the latest offering from Pixar Animation, won the Oscar last Sunday for Best Animated Feature. And it’s easy to see why. It tells a great, twisting story […]
March 4, 2018 – John 2:13-22
John 2:13-22 What the Lord Looks Like Third Sunday in Lent – March 4, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB When I was young in the 80s, I went to see 1954’s The Creature from the Black Lagoon. There was this series of classic films at the museum one summer in Regina. Some […]
February 25, 2018 – Mark 8:31-38
Mark 8:31-38 Taking up the Cross – Lent at the Movies II – The Post Second Sunday in Lent – February 26, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Steven Spielberg! Meryl Streep! Tom Hanks! John Williams! How could The Post not be great! Well, if it’s not great, it is at least a […]