PREACHER’S NOTE 13 MARCH 2022 How’s Your Heart? We’ve sat and watched as tanks barreled through the border posts, as missiles hit airports and apartment buildings, as a tank drove over a car with someone still inside it. The horrors … Continued
MINISTER’S NOTE 6 MARCH 2022 On Ash Wednesday we started our journey of the season of Lent, a season that is both rich and scary. Its richness comes from the invitation to deeper intentional living, inviting us … Continued
MINISTER’S NOTE 27 FEBRUARY 2022 TRANSFIGURATION – Christians are often regarded as being “so heavenly minded, that they are of no earthly use.” And certainly, when we read this week’s gospel lesson, and see this week’s theme then we can … Continued
MINISTER’S NOTE 20 FEBRUARY 2022 When we hear the word “enemies,” our minds might run to the terrorists or to the people who break into our homes and point guns at us, demanding what we have worked hard for. That … Continued
MINISTER’S NOTE 13 FEBRUARY 2022 What does God’s reign look like to you, the reign of God who sees all of God’s creation as beloved and blessed and calls us to be in a community that models such a perspective? … Continued
MINISTER’S NOTE 6 FEBRUARY 2022 The story of the call of the fishermen as the first disciples of Jesus has a beautiful message for us who are called to be disciples of Christ today. It tells us what God can … Continued
PREACHER’S NOTE 30 JANUARY 2022 Find Your Voice Lyn and I love to ride our bikes in the wine and cattle farms north of Durbanville. We’re alone under the blue sky, in the vineyards and fields that stretch for miles, … Continued
MINISTER’S NOTE 23 JANUARY 2022 Today is Covenant Sunday, the day during which we give a special focus on God who keeps God’s promises to us and we recommit our promises to God. We will pray the Covenant Prayer in … Continued
MINISTER’S NOTE 16 JANUARY 2022 Can you imagine yourself in the shoes of the family that ran out of wine during the wedding Jesus attended in Cana? This story is not about the wine but about the people. It is … Continued
PREACHER’S NOTE 19 DECEMBER 2021 Sanctuary The young girl looked at herself in the mirror, turning sideways to see if the loose-fitting dress hid the bump. Already her Mom had been looking at her quizzically. … Continued