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Christmas Eve-December 24, 2015 – Luke 2:1-20
Luke 2:1-20 Seeing and Hearing Differently Christmas Eve – December 24, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB A few weeks ago my friends Michael and Carolyn were putting their 2 year old Evelyn (who is also my friend) to bed. They were trying to get her ready – did I mention she is 2? […]
December 20, 2015 – Luke 1:39-45
Luke 1:39-45 Elizabeth Welcomes Mary Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 20, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB It’s the season of gathering together and it’s the season of travelling. It’s the season of making plans to get together and visit and catch up. It’s the season for being intentional about getting together, […]
November 29, 2015 – Luke 21:25-36
Luke 21:25-36 The Wonder Babies First Sunday of Advent – November 29, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB This Gospel reading is often used to predict the end of the world. In chapter 21 Jesus begins by inviting the disciples to take a good look at the widow who puts in her two […]
November 22, 2015 – John 18:33-37
John 18:33-37 What is Truth? Christ the King – Lectionary 34B First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB On Christ the King Sunday we look forward to the day when Christ and his love will reign over all creation and he will bind all things together in a loving communion. And we look for signs […]
Reformation Sunday, October 25, 2015 – Mark 10:46-52
Mark 10:46-52 The Right Answer Reformation Sunday – Lectionary 30B – October 25, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB I’m pretty sure this is the only time Jesus stands still in all four Gospels! And it’s surprising! He’s so busy, in Mark, energetically going from one place to the next! He is constantly […]
October 18, 2015 – Isaiah 53:4-12
Isaiah 53:4-12 Healing in Community Lectionary 29B – October 18, 2015 First Lutheran Church Isaiah speaks of a mysterious Suffering Servant who somehow mysteriously bears the illnesses of the people and heals them of their brokenness. There is much debate about this passage: much of it is unclear and the grammar is difficult. There […]
October 11, 2015 – Mark 10:17-31
Mark 10:17-31 The Medicine of Generosity Lectionary 28B – October 11, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The man comes to Jesus with a pastor’s dream question: “Good teacher: what must I do to inherit eternal life?” I don’t get that question a lot, I’ll admit. But if I did it would be […]
October 4, 2015 – Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8
Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8 A Sense of Wonder Lectionary 27B – October 4, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The French geophysicist Xavier Le Pichon was instrumental in establishing the study of plate tectonics. In the 1980s he descended to the floor of the Pacific Ocean, at the time the deepest depth to […]
September 27, 2015 – Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; Mark 9:38-50
Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; Mark 9:38-50 Spirit of Community Lectionary 26B – September 27, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The people are hungry for something besides Manna and Moses is at his wits end today. See: God called him to be the leader for this people. God called him to be the […]
September 20, 2015 – Mark 9:30-37
Mark 9:30-37 Serving the Vulnerable Lectionary 25B – September 20, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB This is the second time Jesus predicts his suffering and death in Mark’s Gospel – and the disciples are still having a hard time hearing him! They just don’t get it! Jesus speaks of suffering service – and […]
